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March 2013 Issue 308 Donation £1 Twenty Eight years ago, we had a small) and we have progressed every dream that we could put together a year with an improvement here and a small information sheet to include all change there until we have on this the information about what was going 27th Birthday an important on in and around Sedbergh which presentation that arrives with you could be distributed to the community. every month. Happy Birthday to us. The first one was four pages big (or Dennis & Jacky Whicker Rose Community Theatre, Sedbergh

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Tickets: Adults £5, Children £3 Family tickets are available for Thursday and Saturday matinee performances, £15 Kindly sponsored by: ROOF BOX COMPANY, 1818 AUCTIONEERS, LOOKAROUND, SLEEPY ELEPHANT, STRAMONGATE PRESS CLOSING DATES: ALL ADVERTS - 15th; ALL ARTICLES - 19th S & D Lookaround 13 Kings Yard, Sedbergh LA10 5BJ Telephone 015396 - 20788 e-mail: [email protected] ~ Web Site: http://www.sedberghlookaround.org.uk Ubcmf!pg!Dpoufout! Advertising Rates 81 Gardening 27 Bed & Breakfast 79 History Society Killington 50 Bus Time Table 77 Cartoon 78 History Society Schools 54 Crossword 72/3/6 Howgill Harriers 38

Groups 74 International Women’s Day 39 Places of Interest - Kendal Football Club 39 Religious Services 80/1 Regular Meetings 78 Kidzone Coffee Morning 29 Sudoku 4 Ladies NFU 70 Acupuncture 24 Local Young Athletes 36 Allotment Association Dent 35 Allotments Association Sed + Logo 34 Mrs Betty Lund 66 Art Society 32 Neighbourhood Forum 26 Beaver Scouts 68 New Rope String Band 67 Bookworm 57 News from the Pews 22 British Legion 69 British School Trust 70 Parish Council Dent 14 Brush up your Shakespeare 49 People’s Hall 59 Canoeing 64 Primary School PTFA 63 Carers Drop-In 70 Christian Aid 21 Sedbergh Folkfest 66 Churches Together 20 Shop Fronts 70 Community Meals Service 60 Spring Show 67 Community Officer Report 71 Tim Farron MP 16 Councillor Corner 11 Councillors Corner 6 Toy Library 65 CWT Pirates 30 Weather 48 Dent Church News 18 Western Dales Community Bus 58 Dent Football Club 37 Dent Football Club Dinner 37 WI Dentdale 45 Dent Football Club Players + Ph 36 WI Howgill 40 Dent Gala 65 WI Killington 41 Dental Practice 60 Dentdale Choir 61 WI Sedbergh 44 Dentdale Memorial Hall 71 Wilson Run 37

Editors Notes 80 YDNP Archives 62 Family Musings 33 YDNP Broadband 28 Freda Trott Musical Foundation 61 Gala 70 Zumba Gold 69 Page 2 Ubcmf!pg!Bewfsut! Able Memorials 51 Kay Whittle Chiropodist 57 Andrew Allan Video Transfer 70 Malcolm Sedgwick Carpenter 68 Austin Brown Computing 32 Medical Centre 30 Brian Goad Funeral Services 36 Medical Centre 61 Cakes & More 19 MH Energy Solutions 18 Capstick Insurance Agent 46 Middleton Head PH 17 Caravan For Sale 49 MK Conversions Builders 40 CDC 8 Nicky Ross Plumber 10 Chair 67 Oliver Higginbotham Gardener 25 Chris Whelan Estate Agent 58 Parkin & Jackson - Kevin Bateman 36 Cobble Country Estate Agent 9 Paul Hoggarth 69 Cross Keys Hotel 41 People's Hall 68 Cumbria Stoves 71 Peter Woof Handyman 64 Daphne Jackson Osteopath 63 Philip Horner Fencer 70 Dawsons Coal Yard 14 Pinfold Leisure park 47 Dentdale Designs 29 Private Personal Assistance 1 42 Dentdale Heritage Centre 56 Private Personal Assistance 2 43 Docker Park Farm 31 Ryan Simpson Septic Tanks & Skips 45 Duncan Law Plumber 71 Sam Konczynski Carpets 28 Edwin Middleton Carpenter 29 Sedbergh Market 35 Ellison Wood Supplier 35 Sedbergh Office Services 62 Farfield Mill 7 Sedbergh School 34 Farfield Vacancy 60 Sheila Shuttleworth 30 G J Baines & Son Builders 48 Siesta Blinds 26 Gary Allan Metalworker 61 Stefan Kliszat Decorator 11 Gavin Charlesworth Wood Supplier 50 Stephenson & Wilson Builders 30 Graham Bradley Builder 80 Steve Hopps 68 Graham Glynn Pottery 21 Stobars Hall 65 Graham Moffat Builder 67 Stramongate Printers 66 H&M Craftsmen 65 Thai Nights 5 Hay For Sale 15 Tilk Wilkinson Builder 71 Hayton & Winkley 69 Tooby Electricals 44 Holme Farm 55 Trade Binders 12 House For Sale 28 Waca Artisans 13 Ian Higginbotham Decorator 52 Windermere Windows 53 Josephine Lade 37 Yvonne Cervetti Massage 59 June Parker Acupuncture 24 Zumba 33 Page 3 MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Every month, there areB Children’s Day Name Age Birthday Vouchers to the value of £10 awarded to a Child 05whose 4 Beatrice DEIGHTON 8 name appears on the Birthday07 5 Willow ASHWORTH 6 Page. 03 5 Ethan CLARK 10 The recipients this month are:- Cameron Horner who is02 11 years13 6 Cameron HORNER 11 old on 6th March and 04 11 Grace CAPSTICK 9 Kate Thompson who is 11 years old on 14th March. 05 10 Alana WILLIAMSON 8 Please collect your vouchers03 from 12 Ruby ALLAN 10 Sedbergh Office Services 13 Kings Yard, Main08 Street, 12 Evie STANLEY 5 Sedbergh 07 12 Edward DEIGHTON 6 which can be used in any shop in Sedbergh & Dent.10 13 Isabel JOHNSON 3 05 13 Emily BAINES 8 04 13 Sam LABBATE 9 02 13 14 Kate THOMPSON 11 09 17 Freya GARDNER 4 08 17 Fiona HOGGARTH 5 05 18 Danny HUNTER 8 5 9 2 076 20 Holly HAMLETT 6 9 7 10 2 27 Sophie WHITE 3 2 063 27 Zoe COWIN 7 2 7 1 06 8 27 Jack GARNETT 7 7 3 09 5 29 Zara GORNALL 4 6 2 9 09 1 29 Ellie-Ann STAINTON 4 3 119 30 Daisy ALLAN 2 2 9 8 Nonagenarian & Over 1 6 8 5 1923 23 Elsie BAILEY 90 Page 4 PERSONAL & SMALL ADS £1

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Cllr Evelyn

In Sedbergh many people have got the message about exercise and a healthy lifestyle but it is not always Every Wednesday easy to put this into practice in an area with a rainfall of over 80 inches from 6th March a year. Sedbergh’s Pulse Community ST ANDREW’S CHURCH ROOMS, Gym has now been homeless for SEDBERGH more than a year since the closure of Soup & Roll & piece of fruit its former premises at Baliol School in 12noon to 1pm £3 February 2012. It had over 100 members, ranging in age from 16 to published online? The NHS, in a 85, with the majority aged between booklet about the change, writes: “By 50 and 75. The Pulse committee has law, everyone working for us or on looked at a number of locations, but our behalf must respect your none has proved suitable so far. If confidentiality and keep all any readers know of a space to rent information about you secure…..No measuring roughly 4 metres by 9, matter how careful we are, there are even covering two or three rooms, always risks when information is held please contact Sandra Gold-Wood on on computers as there is when they 21808. are held on paper.” On another medical issue: How Even before records go on line I secure will our confidential medical have are concerns about security. records be when details are Recently a resident told me that she had been pestered by an evening call All Welcome from a persistent telephone “Flicks in the Fells” ... Dent saleswoman trying to sell her a at Memorial Hall special massage chair for arthritis for more than £1,000.. The saleswoman Saturday 2nd March knew not only her name and ex- “Best Exotic Magnolia Hotel” directory phone number but also 7 for 7:30pm details of her medical condition. The Medical Centre assured her that no Saturday 18th May unauthorised person had accessed “Hobbit” its database but the chain in the NHS 6:30 for 7pm now stretches well beyond the public Plus sector with many procedures 21st September ~ 12th October outsourced to private concerns. If 16th November any readers have received similar phone calls where the caller seems to Refreshments & Raffle have an unexpected amount of

Page 6 information about their medical orange-coloured Outdoor Leisure problems please contact me. In a series). Much better and easier is to recent survey by the Medical go to the following website: Protection Society four out of five www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps. people were concerned for the jsf Type in ‘South Lakeland’ in the security of their medical records when box, click on ‘Local Authority’ then details are published online. On top of ‘Go’. When ‘South Lakeland District’ that only 30 per cent of medics appear on the right-hand side of the thought that publishing medical screen, click on this, then click on records online is a good idea. ‘Show Layers’ and tick ‘Parish’. Now Cllr Nick all you have to do is move the map For various reasons I often need to around and increase or decrease the know where one Parish boundary scale and you can see exactly where meets with the next and which District all the parish boundaries are, marked Council ward adjoins the Sedbergh & with blue dots. Kirkby Lonsdale ward. Surprisingly it So it soon becomes clear that is quite hard to pick out Parish Sedbergh Parish shares boundaries boundaries on Ordnance Survey with a whole host of other parishes. maps, even at the 1:25,000 scale (the Moving clockwise from the M6, there

Page 7 is Tebay, Orton. Ravenstonedale, Clearly the size of the population Mallerstang, Garsdale, Dent, rather than the physical size of the Middleton, Killington, Firbank and parish determines the size of the Grayrigg. If you are out on foot, bike parish / town council and the or horse you will often come across frequency of its meetings. Sedbergh ancient boundary stones, often moss- and Kirkby Lonsdale are the largest covered and half-hidden by councils in the ward of Sedbergh & vegetation in the lane verges Kirkby Lonsdale (there is a clue indicating where one parish adjoins there!) followed by Dent, Casterton another. Sometimes the boundary and Barbon. Meetings in Mansergh, follows an obvious feature such as Middleton and Garsdale are far less the River Lune south from Lowgill or frequent. But they all count, they all the ridge of a range of fells such as have issues that need to be dealt with the Howgills or Middleton Fells. and we hope that as a team, Evelyn, Would you have known that Dent Ian and I cover the whole ward Parish reaches up to the summit of effectively. Whernside? Or that the ward borders Cllr Ian two other counties and three other It’s easy to dismiss very much of districts? what happens at a local government

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Page 9 free Cumbria – for the time being at SEDBERGH METHODIST CHURCH any rate. But never let us forget that

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vigilance...” As I write this it is a beautiful Spring- will be held on like morning. A reminder also that Sunday 10th March June and the annual Appleby Horse 10:30am & 1:30pm Fair is beginning to loom over the The Speaker will be horizon. It is no exaggeration to say Revd George Barton that planning for this year’s event from Morecambe began as soon as last year’s was over. There were a few hiccups last There will be a “Jacob’s Join” lunch year largely centring around the after the morning service, arrangements for Kirkby Lonsdale but to which everyone is invited. if things don’t work out there then the

A Warm Welcome Awaits You difficulties can be passed up the road to Sedbergh and beyond, all the way up to the boundary with Eden. We appointee of SLDC on the Managing had a meeting of the Travellers and Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership Settled Community’s Respect Group which spent three years preparing a on the 4th February at which all the report and recommendations for the main agencies involved were present decision making bodies. Many and a number of very useful people played a crucial role in the suggestions were put forward for final result particularly local Parish improving the situation on the ground Councils, the Cumbria Association of Local Councils, environmental and pressure groups, scientists from NICKY ROSS various universities and, of course, ordinary people who signed petitions, All types of heating, wrote letters to their local newspapers including underfloor. and organised campaigns and meetings. I see this very much as a Bathrooms designed, victory for local, grass-roots democracy and evidence for the fact supplied, tiled & fitted that localism and regionalism remain Gas Safe registered strong in Cumbria, notwithstanding that we remain one of the most Mobile centrally governed countries in the 07810 582345 whole of Europe. So a very big thank you to all of those who played their Telephone part in bringing about a nuclear dump 015396 20753 221680

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Page 11 were long, deliberate and very However, something will have to be thoughtful. Also, the contribution of done, probably a near ground level members of the public emailing and facility where sorting and improved phoning me were often genuinely management can take place. One helpful. Fundamentally the geology figure to emerge in the process was a of the area being considered is not cost to the UK of £67 Billion for suitable for a system of labyrinths managing what is already there. three times greater than the London Although widely reported last week in Underground. That is a fact. If that fact that is a naïve figure based upon had not been the case then the no sorting being possible – £30 Billion decision would have been even more is probably a more accurate figure. difficult had it not been for the LEADER LOCAL ACTION GROUP: fundamental flaw in the whole One of the tasks which I acquired in programme. It was suggested that my year as chairman of Yorkshire the waste could be buried and remain Dales was the chairmanship of the undisturbed by man or earth tremor Leader Local Action Group for for over 100,000 years – ten times Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale. This longer than recorded human history. distributes the European Rural That is simply absurd. Development Programme for England

Page 12 money (ERDP) and the present one THE SEDBERGH AND DISTRICT CHRISTIAN AID COMMITTEE is coming to an end in 2013. After many pitfalls we have spent the Coffee money allocated, been given an extra £70k for exceptional high Morning performance and are now looking to mop up the last £10k. It has been a Wednesday 13th March pleasure to chair the group made up 10am –12 noon of excellent local people from the URC Rooms, Sedbergh public and private sector and last Coffee, Biscuits, Homebaking & Stalls week we had our annual meeting. All welcome The day began at Gayle Institute, formerly the Sandemanian Meeting personal friend from old History House first erected by my 6 greats Society Days talking about recent grandfather James Allen. We then archaeological work near Reeth, re-convened at Gayle Mill where we funded in part by Leader. heard from many of the projects We are now entering the period of which we have supported. One of the election purdah and so I will not be speakers, Andrew Fleming was a writing for the next two Lookarounds. I thank you for taking the trouble to read my articles over the last eight years and hope that you will be able to vote for me again on May 2 as a WACAWACAWACA literate, thoughtful, genuinely local councillor who has a heck of a track ARTISANS record for getting things done for the whole of our part of south east Pottery specialist Cumbria. I had a bad experience last year when the Lib Dems distributed Winner of Sedbergh shield 20122012!!!! leaflets containing assertions which We are going on a buying trip in they knew to be lies as a matter of Japan and so we will be course. I intend to be much less closing until 5th MarchMarch. lenient with this repugnant behaviour this time and apologise in advance if Upon our return we will have lots of that makes some of my material less beautiful new pieces. positive than I would have wished Perfect Mother's Day presents! against more honourable opponents. Councillor Kevin Lancaster – 015396 Take away Tea & Coffee Take away Tea & Coffee 20800, 07980 844 695 (preferred), CupcakesCupcakesCupcakes [email protected], Fellgate, 16 Back lane, Sedbergh Dowbiggin, SEDBERGH, Cumbria. 015396 21472/07811 40685 LA10 5LS Page 13 Now In Stock:-

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DENT PARISH COUNCIL yet taken place. However, it has The February council meeting took a been agreed by members and number of financial decisions, which officers in both councils, and Dent PC included awarding a second tranche is currently waiting to receive the of grants to local organisations and a legal contract. When the transfer is contribution to the forthcoming completed the parish council will be refurbishment of the Memorial Hall. drawing up plans for improvements to Full minutes of the meeting are the area. published on the parish council pages Dent Memorial Hall of www.dentdale.com as well as Each year, the parish council has being available as a hard copy from set aside funds in its reserves to pay the Parish Clerk. for actions set out in the parish plan. Beech Hill The five-year period that the plan Contrary to a recent report in the covered will shortly be coming to an Westmorland Gazette, the transfer of end, so the council considered what it land at Beech Hill to Dent PC from should do with £8,000 of this money both South Lakeland District Council that has not yet been spent. It and Cumbria County Council has not agreed to split the money between Page 14 two major projects: the development FOR SALE of Beech Hill once the freehold has Good Quality Hay & Straw (Small Bales) been obtained, and the refurbishment Haylage (Large Bales) of the Memorial Hall by the primary Tel: 015396 20668 school governors. Mob: 07960 210336 The governors reported that they had so far raised £7,000 for the Hall Playing Field Grass Cutting refurbishment out of an estimated The council agreed to invite tenders total cost of £10,788, so the council for the grass cutting of the playing agreed to award them the balance of field and the car park picnic area for £3,788. next season. The tenders for the Parish Council Vacancy playing field will be for a higher Following the resignation of Peter specification than last year, in order to Knapton which was reported here last maintain the field at a higher month, the council has followed the standard. statutory process by placing adverts Parish Council Grants in the dale for nominations for a The second round of grant replacement. As no-one came applications was considered, and the forward within the statutory period, following amounts were awarded: the council is now obliged to fill the Dent Pre-School £75 vacancy by co-option. If you are Dent C of E Primary School £300 interested in becoming a council Dentdale Methodist Church £400 North West Air Ambulance £200 member and would like to know more Dent Youth Club £200 about what is involved, please get in Sedbergh & District Community touch through the contact details Centre £100 below. Next Meetings Community Governance The next two council meetings are South Lakeland District Council is at 7.30pm on Monday 4th March in currently undertaking a review of all the Sedgwick Room and Wednesday parishes in its area to consider 17th April in the Memorial Hall, the whether any changes are required to latter being the Annual Parish existing parish arrangements to Meeting at which the council’s annual ensure that they reflect the identities report will be presented. At both and interests of the communities in meetings, members of the public will the area and that they provide be able to raise any matter that effective and convenient governance concerns them. at the local level. The parish council Jock Cairns, Chair Tel: 25655 felt the present arrangements and [email protected] boundaries for Dent worked well, and Parish Clerk: Andy Stephenson have responded to SLSDC to that Tel: 21487 effect. [email protected]. Page 15 DENTDALE CHOIR businesses in employing apprentices. Presents Helping them to employ young people “Cornucopia” currently without work or not in led by Anastasia Micklethwaite training and give them some skills. DENT MEMORIAL HALL SATURDAY MARCH 16th at 7.30pm. We have just heard that 9 apprentices have been successful in TIM FARRON MP gaining money from the fund. They It has been a bit of a month for are all in small businesses, the type celebrating our success around here that the Government keeps insisting and in particular around Sedbergh are essential to the growth of our and Dent. economy; everything from printers to Even though the Olympics were plumbers and they are spread across many months ago one of the key the area from Ulverston to Sedbergh elements to winning the bid was to (yes, another thing to celebrate). This ensure that it was not just something is just the first lot of apprentices to be that only lived on in the memories of supported, if you have a business those who watched our athletes and who could benefit from taking on an their incredible achievements. There untrained young person then please had to be some tangible investment do apply for funding. The plan is for in sporting facilities around the this to happen twice a year. country. I was really pleased to learn Finally in the list of celebrations, I that nearly £200,000 of this forgot to mention last month that I investment was coming to this area had put down a motion in the House and of this about three quarters is of Commons congratulating going into refurbishing the changing Sedbergh Primary School on its SATs facilities at the Sedbergh Swimming results and calling on Cumbria Pool. County Council to use the school as Last year the local committee of an example to others in the county. If Cumbria County Council announced you go to the Parliament website that it was creating a fund to help (www.parliament.uk) and search for

Page 16 Early Day Motion number 898 for this that business rates, which are meant Parliamentary Session you can read to be based upon the rentable value it for yourself. of a property, should be charged to I think that is quite enough parish councils who take celebration for this column, I don’t responsibility for running a public want it to go to our heads. I only hope service like a toilet. It is expensive there similar levels of good news next enough keeping these facilities clean month. and pleasant for visitors to use The campaign for the return of A&E without the extra burden of being to Westmorland General Hospital charged to do so like any other continues. If you have not signed the business. I will press the Government petition yet then please please do so on this issue as much as is needed to we need as many signatures as ensure that that it is changed. possible if we are to influence the As ever if I can help with these or Hospital Trust’s decision and get any other issues please write to me some good news here as well. Tim Farron, at Acland House, I have called on the Government to Smokehouse Yard, Stricklandgate, remove business rates from council Kendal LA9 4ND or email me at run public toilets. It seems to me daft [email protected] Tim Farron MP

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Page 17 DENT CHURCH NEWS in the service of the communities in News from St Andrew’s Church Dent which they live. and St John’s Church Cowgill There is still time for people to join Confirmation 2013 the course and be prepared for The Vicar, the Rev’d Peter Boyles is confirmation. In March we have two preparing a group of parishioners of preparation sessions in the Reading different ages for confirmation. In the Room Library on March 3rd and Church of England, when someone is March 10th at 12 Noon for about an confirmed they have decided they hour. The actual confirmation service want to enter into a fuller, mature is on Palm Sunday March 24th involvement with the Church and 10.30am at St Andrew’s Dent with the have carefully thought it through with Bishop of Penrith, Robert Freeman their parish priest and fellow leading the service. All are candidates. The bishop then lays encouraged to see this special event. hands on them at the confirmation Please contact Peter Boyles on service and prays that the Holy Spirit 25226 if interested. will help them make the most of this Lent Course decision and that they will enjoy a Dentdale Methodists and Anglicans new fullness of life in the Church and are meeting together for their annual

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Cakes for all Birthdays, weddings occasions Christenings, anniversaries Tel: 07523 657998 Fun or formal designs discussion group for Lent at 6pm on developed as a programme of Sunday evenings in the Dent services and events throughout the Methodist School Room. All welcome. year. We will hear more about this Please contact Rev?d Christine shortly. The most significant Brown on 25418 for details. The celebration will be the 175th theme is ?Rich Inheritance ? Jesus? Anniversary of the Consecration of Legacy of Love.? Cowgill Church with the Bishop of Celebrating the Gifts and Talents of Carlisle on Sunday 27th October at the people of Dentdale 10.30am Dentdale may be small in Dent School to host a very special population, but has been richly End - of - Term Service blessed by some very gifted and Dent School would like to invite talented individuals and groups who everyone to a rather special and enrich all our lives. It is high time to different kind of End-of-Term Service celebrate and thank those who work on Maundy Thursday at 1.15pm at St so hard to help us and brighten our Andrew’s Dent (Thursday 28th daily lives. So on Sunday 17th March March). The children will be at 10.30am at St Andrew’s Dent we performing a dramatic modern will be holding a special service to interpretation of the events of Maundy recognise individuals and groups who Thursday when Jesus was having the ‘shine like stars among us.’ Please last supper with his friends. The come and join in this act of School will also be celebrating it’s celebration and gratitude for all that is former relationship as a school of best in our community. Bradford Diocese and it's move into Cowgill Church plans for the future the new family of schools in Cumbria Cowgill Church members organised and as part of the Diocese of Carlisle a meeting with the wider community with representatives of both dioceses. to think about how the church can do It is a good opportunity for all those more to serve the community and to interested in the future of our school receive ideas which could be to find out how the Diocese supports

Page 19 the work of the school. denominations of the Christian faith Church Services in March here in Sedbergh. Each evening will St John's Cowgill: contain a chance to hear about the March 3rd: 9am Holy Communion. different traditions of our churches March 10th (Mothering Sunday): and what is it that is precious to those 2.30pm Family Service. March 17th: who worship there. There will be an 2.30pm Evening Prayer. March 24th: opportunity to ask questions and also 2.30pm Evening Prayer for Palm a time of fellowship while we have Sunday. March 31st: 9am Easter refreshments. Everyone is welcome, Sunday Holy Communion. just turn up. The meetings will all St Andrew's Dent begin at 7.30pm and will be held in Services every Sunday at 10.30am different venues as follows: Tuesday (including special services as 19th Feb - Quakers , Brigflatts; advertised above). Also Mothering Tuesday 26th Feb – United Reformed Sunday Family Communion 10.30am Church, Main St; Tuesday 5th and Good Friday Meditation 10.30am. March – Methodist Church, New St; Tuesday 12th March – Roman CHURCHES TOGETHER Catholic – St Andrews; Tuesday 19th February half term saw the Holiday March – Church of England – St Club team join together again to put on a Pancake Party at the People’s SEDBERGH & DISTRICT Hall for all children of Primary School age. This year was one of the most History societY successful children’s events we have Wednesday 6th March had with over seventy children in The Diary of attendance. There were songs, Thomas Fenwick Esq. games, craft activities and, most Jennifer Holt importantly, pancakes to eat! The Wednesday 20th March children all had a great time as the Cattledroving Birtwhistles following report shows: of Craven & Galloway “On Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Dr Tony Stephens more than 70 children went to a party about pancakes. They made Saturday 23rd March pancakes, played games but most of 7pm all learnt about god. The organisers Annual General Meeting were the brilliant Churches Together.” + Jacob’s Join By Sam Hutchinson All meetings in Settlebeck School, start at 7:30pm unless stated. We are now in the season of Lent, ————————————————————————————————————————– Everyone is most welcome to attend any during which Churches Together will or all of our lectures ————————————————————————————————————————– be running a series of meetings on Chairman: Richard Cann 20771 Tuesday evenings to help people to Secretary: Mike Beecroft 21878 Treasurer : Marlene Mason 20509 learn about the different Member Sec: Richard Cann 20771

Page 20 Andrews. On Thursday 28th March car park at approximately 5.30am. the meetings will conclude with a Keep an eye on the Churches shared Maundy Thursday Service at Together notice board outside the St Andrew’s, Sedbergh. URC for any further details nearer the On Good Friday Morning we will be time. holding our annual open air service in Have a very Happy Easter. the Main Street, outside the URC Ben Maunder Church. The service will begin at 11am with music and the procession CHRISTIAN AID of the cross from St Andrew’s Church. The first event of fund raising for Everyone is welcome. Christian Aid in Sedbergh and District On Easter Sunday morning, we will takes place on Wednesday 13th also be holding the sunrise service at March. It is our Coffee Morning from the top of Winder. The service will 10am to noon in the Sedbergh URC begin at 6.30am. People and dogs of Rooms. The committee looks all ages are most welcome to attend, forward to welcoming old and new either making their own way to the friends to this event to set the ball top for 6.30am or joining the group rolling in what we trust will be another which will be leaving from Joss Lane successful year in helping to enable

SEDBERGH ORCHESTRA GRAHAM GLYNN conductor Peter Crompton leader Sue Armstrong CERAMICS SHAKESPEARE in MUSIC has now moved to ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Fairbank Smithy Thursday 21st March Fairbank 8.00pm doors open 7.45pm Kirkby Lonsdale Nicolai Overture The Merry Wives of Windsor LA6 2BD Finzi Four Songs from ’Loves Labours Lost’ soloist Roseanna Skikun 015242 72696 winner of the Keldwyth Award 2012

& music for

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

‘The Winter’s Tale’

‘The Merchant of Venice’

by Mendelssohn, Lars Eric Larsson & Sullivan

Light refreshments will be available

Any proceeds will be added to

the Alison Armstrong Pepperpot Fund

which supports the work of

Sedbergh Pepperpot Club with the

Sedbergh Orchestra and young musicians locally

Adults £6.00 ~ 18 & under Free Open Tickets from Sedbergh Pepperpot Club Thursday to Sunday Tel: 015396 21196 10:30 to 4:30 e-mail: [email protected] or at the door

Page 21 the charity's projects around the incorporate some of the Christian Aid world. focus material in their services Our main event will of course be probably on the 12th May. Christian Aid Week in May. Our 'Shop' More details of the focus of the will be running again in the URC week will be publicised closer to the rooms from Saturday 11th to time. Rev Anne Pitt Thursday 16th May. As, or when, On behalf of the Committee Spring arrives and you get motivated perhaps to a burst of spring cleaning NEWS FROM THE PEWS and a bit of a clear out we'd be glad if you'd bear us in mind as a destination for some of your surplus bric-a- brac and clothing. If there are some spare plants or cuttings also they would be most welcome to swell the stock. Snowdrops are heralding that Spring There is one major change in our is on its way, the lighter, brighter; Christian Aid Week events. Over the lengthening days filling us with past years we've always had an renewed energy. Annual Joint Service circulating from For us at St Andrew’s our recent Church to Church but as this year MAP (Mission Action Plan) day has Pentecost falls at the same time there put a spring in our steps as we take is already a joint service in Sedbergh. forward the thoughts and ideas Rather than have two joint services shared during our time together as close together it has been decided we considered how best to utilize our that the various churches will strengths and improve on our weak

Anne Applin & Geoffrey Pratley Piano Duo (4 Hands 1 Piano)

Distinguished duettists playing a wide, varied and attractive repertoire, familiar and unfamiliar, for everyone to enjoy

Thornely Studio, Sedbergh School, Sedbergh, Cumbria 7.30 pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Tickets: £8.00 on the door Proceeds to the Alison Armstrong Pepperpot Fund

A programme of attractive piano duets in a varied mix of styles and moods, by well known composers whose music for piano duet may be not so well known – an over-view of the wonderful piano duet repertoire

Polonaise op.2 ...... WAGNER Sonata in Bb D 617 (2nd mvmt) ...... SCHUBERT Sonate (1938) (2nd mvmt) ...... HINDEMITH 2 Symphonic Pieces op.14 ...... GRIEG Homages ...... JOHN CARMICHAEL Academic Festival Overture op.80 (arr. by the composer) ...... BRAHMS The Forgotten Rite (arr. by the composer) ...... JOHN IRELAND Scheherazade op.35 (3rd mvmt) (arr. by the composer) ...... RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Chanson Russe and The Fairy Queen ...... SYDNEY SMITH www.piano-duet.co.uk

Page 22 points. By its very nature the day was serious in content but full of humour and fun. Our plans will not come to fruition overnight but it is good to have a starting point and a knowledge of precisely what we want to achieve in the long-term. Lent Lunches are underway on Wednesdays during Lent. Soup and rolls with fruit to follow alongside lots of chat from 12noon until 1pm in the church room. The proceeds are to be divided between Guide Dogs for the Blind and Wateraid. People have been generous in their support of the Food Bank set up in Sedbergh by Churches Together. St Andrew’s box for collecting dry foodstuffs, tins of vegetables, tea, carrot, a temptation to get everyone coffee and cereals etc is like the there! It is not compulsory to stay for magic porridge pot; no sooner has the AGM that follows the supper Dorothy taken the donations to the however it must be said we do try to distribution point in Kendal the box is keep that part of the evening as brief filled again. as possible. Should you wish to Plans are underway for the Parish come along please do join us. Just Supper and AGM booked at the let Tony or myself know beforehand if People’s Hall for 7pm on Friday 15th possible. March. Of course the meat and Susan Sharrocks potato pie plus puddings to die for are Tony Reed Screen like the proverbial dangling of the Churchwardens

17TH SEDBERGH SPRING SHOW Saturday 23rd March Doors open 1-00 pm People’s Hall Raffle and Prize Giving from 3.30pm Afternoon teas and refreshments Entry-£1. Children free. Last date for your entries – 16th March Schedules & Entry Forms in lots of shops. SEDBERGH’S OWN SHOW FOR THE TOWN AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Page 23 GOOD NEWS FOR ACUPUNCTURE The British Acupuncture Council, of DENTDALE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP which I am proud to be a member, is the leading organisation for traditional
acupuncturists in this country. It “Rhumes”, Laning, Dent LA10 5QJ counts many dedicated and talented 015396 25212 practitioners amongst its membership 7pm and there is a London based team Supper to Follow which works tirelessly to benefit the All Welcome practice of traditional acupuncture in Sunday Evenings this country. This week they issued a March 24th special newsletter to announce that April 28th we are to be regulated by the May 26th Professional Standards Authority, June 23rd which they hope will offer members July 21st “enhanced status with the public, with August 25th the NHS, private health insurers and September 22nd the Government.” October 27th Exactly what this will mean in November 24th practice is not yet clear. Negotiations December tbc are in progress with health insurers Prayer Line 07816 999432 BUPA and AXA/PPP, which will benefit some acupuncture patients. Hopefully we will once again be empowered to issue certificates to patients who are blood donors. Whether it will be a step on the way ACUPUNCTURE to acupuncture patients having their treatment paid for by the NHS is

unknown.

Traditional acupuncture comes to us

from places like China, Japan and

Experienced practitioner Korea. I was trained to practise in the Chinese medicine tradition at the Free Chinese medicine health Northern College of Acupuncture at assessment in March York. When I did further training in China some ten years later, I was June M. Parker reassured to discover how well the Dip Ac, MBAcC Chinese medicine tradition had been

49 Bainbridge Road, Sedbergh transmitted to me at York. Tel: 015396 20972 The basis of traditional acupuncture is an understanding of how a person Page 24 lives in relationship to his or her small part of this. environment and of the interplay of Acupuncture works particularly well the physical body, the mind and the in areas where physical and emotions. This gives rise to notions of emotional symptoms coexist. A how lifestyle factors might be common example is feelings of contributing to ill-health and how anxiety accompanied by digestive simple changes might support discomfort. Another area where this recovery. often happens is the pre-menstrual Acupuncture is a subtle form of phase of a woman’s cycle, when treatment which stimulates movement physical symptoms along with and change in a person using precise weepiness or irritability are common. points on skin, many of which lie on Both the digestive system and a the network of energy channels (or woman’s cycle are very obviously in meridians) which pervades the whole constant flux and therefore relatively body and influences every aspect of easy to influence using the our physiology, mental processes and acupuncture points. The use of emotions. The commonest use of acupuncture to support IVF fertility acupuncture, the resolution of pain in treatment is well-established, but it is muscles and joints, is only a very less well known that acupuncture can

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Page 27 community spirit demonstrated by all to date has been truly magnificent House for sale and we look forward to connecting with, and helping build on the Lockbank How experience of other nearby Howgill Lane communities.” Sedbergh The Fibre Garden project company, For details contact run by volunteer directors who live in the two dales, has been working over Paul Adamson the last two years with the National on 07836 534824 Park Authority, DEFRA, Broadband UK (BDUK) and Cumbria County YORKSHIRE DALES Council, and with the help of NATIONAL PARK Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Broadband Farron. Superfast broadband for Garsdale Peter Stockton, the National Park and Dentdale is one step nearer Authority’s Head of Sustainable thanks to a grant from the Yorkshire Development, said: “We have been Dales National Park Authority providing them with detailed advice (YDNPA). about the best place to lay the fibre- The parish councils in the two dales optic cables. They’re making fantastic have teamed up to create the Fibre progress towards raising the Garden project, which aims to provide £600,000 funding they need, and they a 60-kilometre, superfast broadband hope to start installation later this network connecting Garsdale and year.” Dentdale and more than 500 homes Members of the National Park and businesses. Authority are committed to supporting And the project has been given a the rollout of broadband to remote £14,500 grant from the YDNPA’s communities as soon as possible. Sustainable Development Fund, And the need to have good quality which is managed by the Clapham- based charity Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) on behalf of the Authority. Fibre Garden Chairman Andrew Fleck said: “This grant will be critical in helping us with the legal and other preparatory work essential to Carpets & Floor Coverings progressing the project to fruition. Supplied & fitted "The project will mean an end to Telephone 07771 97 00 96 digital poverty in our Dales. The Page 28 KIDZONE COFFEE MORNING The Coffee Morning at the URC Rooms on Wednesday March 27 will be held in aid of the Kidzone Orphanage in Nairobi. Donations of cakes, jams, bric à brac, books, raffle prizes, will be gratefully received. A very big THANK YOU to all who have donated wool, peg dolls, and sets of pencils at the Community Office. Helen Beare will be going to Kidzone later this month and will take broadband by 2015 is one of the the dolls as gifts for the girls. Thank proposed objectives in the draft you Andi Chapple and the Community National Park Management Plan, Office staff for arranging the collection which has been produced by a point. partnership of organisations including A local artist has kindly donated district and county councils, the cards to sell in aid of Kidzone and Environment Agency, Natural these are now on sale at the new England, the YDNPA and ‘craftworkshop’ in Main Street, representatives of local businesses between Yorkshire Dales Antiques like the Dales Farmer Network. and Cobble Country. The cost is £2 Gillian Muir, SDF Project Officer at per card and each have the code the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, KDZ. said: “This project offers an excellent The girls continue to enjoy their opportunity to connect remote rural music lessons, their knitting and their communities in the Dales, and has library, all of which have been the power to bring huge long term contributed by the people of benefits to local people and local Sedbergh. economies.” Christine Wood 015396 21750 When it is complete, the Fibre Garden network will be able to deliver EDWIN MIDDLETON broadband speeds for between JOINERS 30Mbps and 100Mbps. Currently, All aspects of site joinery work properties have less than 2 Mbps – or 30 years experience We design, manufacture purpose made no broadband service at all. joinery in our own workshop. The scheme has also been awarded All your requirements fully fitted. £157,000 from the Rural Community UPVC windows & doors Broadband Fund, funded by DEFRA Free Advice and Estimate Phone: 015396 25431 or 015396 20074 and Broadband Delivery UK. Nick Oldham Mobile: 07779 049103 or 07814 149105 Page 29 SEDBERGH Stephenson & Wilson MEDICAL CENTRE 15 Fell Close, Sedbergh LA10 5AP will be closed for Training Purposes at General Builders 12:30pm on the following afternoons:-

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CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST Indian Ocean. From Pirates to Paradise First stop was the volcanic island of “Pirates”? I thought she said Reunion with its rugged scenery of “Parrots”………… a lame (and jagged edged calderas. On to unconvincing) excuse for asking Jane northern Madagascar where the Panton to talk to us about diversity of flora and fauna in brilliant adventurous cruising around the colours was stunning but only thinly Indian Ocean. My desire to hear disguised the poverty and poor intriguing tales of piratical encounters infrastructure. Large areas were outweighed my obligation to book scarred by the extraction of silt and talks of mainly wildlife interest. sand for the construction industry. Fortunately we heard and saw much Nature reserves provided glimpses of of both during the talk. the fascinating colour-changing Inspired by David Attenborough’s chameleon, leopard tortoise, giant filming of Madagascar a visit to this centipedes and varieties of lemurs in huge island was the main attraction. all shades and sizes. People were The cruise started in Mauritius, a living in houses on stilts above the popular tourist destination in the mangrove swamps, vulnerable to changes of sea level. The cruise ship bought most of its fresh supplies from local traders who approached the ship in outrigger canoes. Much deforestation is taking place to Made to measure provide more ground to cultivate Skirts, Dresses, Suits, crops for a growing population. Bridal, Ball Gowns, etc. The cruise then continued via the Also alterations undertaken All made to the Highest Quality by Comoros islands to Zanzibar, an SHEILA SHUTTLEWORTH island once notorious for its participation in the slave trade. Large Tel: 015242 - 74322 stores of ships’ containers were

Page 30 stacked up on the quays. Because of animals included most of the Big Five the threat from piracy, much with many species of antelope and unloading is now done at these small monkey and the unusually red ports and the containers taken north elephants for which the park is often singly on totally unsuitable known. roads. The slave trade ceased in At last those pesky pirates. The 1873 following an appeal by explorer captain had already given a talk and David Livingstone to “The Men of the some instructions on how any such Great Universities of Oxford and encounter would be managed. As Cambridge”. A highlight here was pirates hadn’t ventured south of the spotting rare red colobus monkeys, equator so far, the risk to the cruise sleeping in the trees with their tails had been considered to be very low hanging down like ropes. Dar es but just in case……….! Barbed wire Salaam was the next port of call with on the decks had been noted and a marked contrast of unattractive they were assured that a task force modern buildings overwhelming the would be close at hand. On the temples of various religions. A crossing from Comoros to Zanzibar, devotion to Liverpool football club at night, the alarm was sounded. seemed to be a unifying factor! A long Deck lights were extinguished and dusty trip inland to a butterfly farm everyone went below. The engine proved disappointing. Again much note changed, the ship seemed to be deforestation was evident. speeding up and weaving from side The final landfall was made at to side. On the final alarm everyone Mombasa in Kenya. Here the party had to get below the level of the embarked on a safari in the Tsavo windows. This was serious stuff. The National Park. It did not disappoint. captain calmly announced that an Despite competition from other unidentified ship was approaching but groups, and some dreadful driving, an giant steel hawsers had been exciting variety of birds and big deployed, fanning out behind, to snag mammals was spotted. The roll call of the propellers of any vessel coming

Page 31 too near. The lounge was closed ART SOCIETY behind steel doors and desperate The Society's AGM was held on the occupants escorted to the facilities 8th of February and was well one by one. The cruise director attended. played bracing airs on the piano and The Chairman, Ruth Gamsby, they all sang! There was great relief welcomed members and especially when it was all over and the pursuing new ones and said that she looked vessel limped away. The captain forward to seeing their work at the requested that they should stay below exhibition in the summer. She also decks till port was reached and he thanked the committee for their work regretted that the rare steaks ordered in the society. She encouraged would now be overdone. Did I say members to take part in the Spring this was a British ship? Jane,happily, seemed to be Show but rerminded us that work thoroughly recovered from the shown there or anywhere else locally experience and thanked Chris Parr could not then be entered into the who had provided the splendid exhibition. Sheila Hollaway gave a photography. resume of the year's programme and Susan Garnett workshops, and the decision was taken to have another calendar of artists' work for 2014. COMPUTERS are wonderful – Helen Shields reported on last until they go WRONG!! year's exhibition and it was agreed that the new arrangement of display stands was an improvement. Derek Hollaway said that the ♦ Cumbria Computer Systems society's finances were healthy and ♦ Your LOCAL I.T. specialists the exhibition made a profit. The ♦ 25 years of experience ♦ membership stands at 64, including Microsoft certified the honorary members. ♦ Full range of Computer Sales and Service Hilary Moore expressed our ♦ Very competitive call-out rates appreciation to all who sat for the ♦ Complete PC systems supplied and supported portrait groups which have now been ♦ Wireless/wired Networks for home or business running for 31 years. ♦ Friendly, jargon-free advice It was agreed the existing committee ♦ Virus and Spyware/Malware removal should stand again, with one member ♦ Consultancy service resigning. Call us on Our last meeting for the 2012/13 07545 010542 year will be Louis Morton giving a e-mail: [email protected] demonstration in acrylics. www.cumbriacomputersystems.co.uk Margaret Copestake

Page 32 FAMILY MUSINGS Staying with an elderly relative Zumba Gold Fitness held every Thursday The Peoples Hall. recently it was a great delight to listen New Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm to her talk about the place where I Contact: live as she remembers it from Zumba Instructor, Janet Hurst: 07979 108680 holidays with her Grandma at Church Gate Cottage as a little girl. She and abode and tried to head of with the her father would come for a month sheep to auction, however she was every summer and she often joined seen and removed and is still with us. the local school for part of the day, Born around 15 years ago, under our once she took part in the children's bed she sounded like an Owl and not sports at an event and got into trouble even I would call a cat (or any thing for it as she was not "local", it was else ) Twit so called her Woo, rhymes soon decided she could be classed with oo. as an inhabitant and she was allowed Excitement is mounting with us all as to enter. In 1948 she was coming on elder daughters due date for Baby the train with her family and the porter Hardy draws near, everyone is well at Leeds on seeing where they were including our baby grandson. heading exclaimed he could not Recently a young friend from London understand anyone going there from who did live with us for a while as a choice! It turned out he had been teenager, came to stay with her two employed to shovel snow and clear small children, to help tire them out the lines at the station the previous we went onto the local play area and winter and hoped never to return. they really enjoyed themselves. And What an amazing welcome Mitts, my so did we. they did not sit still long lovely lovely pussycat gave me on my enough to do colouring in which I am return, she was straight onto the car only too happy to do, even if as one bonnet as I pulled up, headbutting the little girl last week at church crèche screen. When I opened the window told me off for my colouring in, not she climbed in, nuzzled into my face, enough purple which is her favourite licked my nose and ear, then walking colour! around a bit she was off to await my Reading about children's best books arrival at the front door. On Saturday down the years I saw The Famous as I went to lock up the village hall Five books on the list and she was mow wow mow and running remembered the wonderful make- up the road after me, I was not to be believe world of Julian, Dick, Anne allowed to go missing again! and George with Timmy the dog and As we all enjoy this glorious weather/ went into the attic to find one to re- frosty/snowy weather & everything read, what I should be doing is my begins to dry up a bit the old cat at next assignment for my writing the farm decided to change her course... Sarah Page 33 ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION keep the rabbits out. We like to think February and March is the time that the site appears reasonably tidy. when plot-holders begin to make This year we hope to improve plans for this year’s cultivation – drainage on part of the site and to many have seeds ordered and some establish small areas of wildflower may even have plants under fleece or meadow employing traditional glass. As we look forward to another methods of grass management by season we can also reflect on our first hand scything. five years at Birks Lane. ... and yes, we have managed to Notwithstanding early challenges produce worthwhile crops every (mainly associated with negotiations season although the exceptionally with utility companies!) the wet weather last year left some of us development of the site has wondering if growing rice would be a progressed with very few problems. better option! This year has to be The boundary hedges are now well drier, surely? established, a water supply has been The Association is committed to provided, the communal shed has organic cultivation methods as far as been re-roofed to enable rainwater is practicable and we are always on connection and we have managed to the lookout for supplies of manure

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Page 34 (rotted horse manure especially) and whilst our funds are modest we would be in a position to purchase the occasional load. FIREWOOD Our waiting list is now in single figures and if anyone is interested in Dry Seasoned Wood cultivating a plot at Birks Lane in the Large & Small Loads not too distant future now is the time Call to put your name forward to be included on the list. 015396 25484 Please contact Jim Atkins on 20031 if you need any information regarding the Association or just leave a note at Association meets their obligations. the Sedbergh Information Centre. 3. At the end of last year two members decided to give up their DENT ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION plots due to time pressures, it was On the 12th February the first agreed to publicise the availability for committee meeting of the year took the current growing season. place. The following key subjects Interested parties should contact the were discussed with full notes Secretary Ken Smith. published on www.dentdale.com/ 4. During the coming year it was allotments agreed to arrange the following: Visit 1. Allotment Shed , John Sibley to a local garden, Talk on How to agreed to approach a number of grow Seeds and Plants, A plants sale manufacturers for prices and types with refreshment and finally in the available. autumn a Dinner in September. 2. Health and Safety was discussed The treasurer stated the account are with 3 committee members reviewing in balance and are just waiting for a the current procedures who will be few members to pay their plot fees. recommending changes to ensure the Ken Smith

Page 35 LOCAL YOUNG ATHLETES J J MARTIN Jenny Lomax, Robbie Sproul and Katie Woof were recently chosen Funeral Service (B Goad) after trials to represent Cumbria in the Established 1869 North West UK Sportshall Main Street, Sedbergh

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Wigan on Saturday 16 February. Day or Night ———————————————————————————- All three athletes competed against Chapel of Rest teams from Merseyside, Isle of Man , Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Day or Night Lancashire. Dent 25334 Jenny and Robbie both gave strong performances in the under 13 girls DENT FOOTBALL CLUB and under 15 boys respectively and added new PB’s to their records. Katie gained Gold in the under 15 girls 2 Lap Sprint race and Silver in the Vertical Jump, She also extended her achievement by becoming Cumbria's first athlete to win a place in the North West team and will now compete in the UK National Sportshall Championships at Birmingham in April. Dent Under 10's are looking to strengthen their squad with a couple PARKIN & JACKSON more players. We train on MONUMENTAL MASONS Wednesday evenings at the People's 14 Appleby Road Kendal LA9 6ES Hall in Sedbergh between 5pm - 6pm, Tel 01539 722838 our matches are played on Saturday

• New Memorials mornings between 10.30am - • 2nd Inscriptions 12noon. If you child is interested in • Cleaning and Repainting having fun and getting involved with • Renovations the team please contact me Matthew • Memorials designed to your Clayton on 015396 25022, e mail personal specifications [email protected] .

Visit our showroom (Your child should have turned 10 or phone for a brochure years old after the start of the school term in September 2012). Players are [email protected] welcome from all over the district, www.parkinandjackson.com transport can be arranged. Contact KEVIN BATEMAN Matthew Clayton Page 36 DENT FOOTBALL CLUB gravy; Oven-baked Salmon, with a Liz Hoggarth has undertaken a butter and dill white wine sauce Sponsored Bike Ride around the Isle served with new potatoes; Cumbrian of Man to raise funds for Dent Lamb Henry, served with mash and a Football Club. minted gravy, all served with To date, she has raised over £2000. seasonal Vegetables. A big thank you comes from all the Desserts of Sharp Lemon members of the Club to Liz and all Cheesecake, served with Howgills Ice the people that have sponsored her. Cream; Pear and Blackcurrant Karen Troughton Crumble, served with Cream; Local Cheeses and Biscuits. DENT FOOTBALL CLUB It is anticipated that the limited On Saturday 20th April, the Club Tickets would go fast so get your have been very fortunate to have as a order in now to ensure your seat. Guest Speaker at a Sportman’s Karen Troughton Dinner in Dent Memorial Hall, Graham Taylor OBE, to help raise WILSON RUN funds for the Club. On Tuesday 19th March 2013, The evening is open to everyone Sedbergh School sixth formers who with tickets available for £30 from the qualified for the 132nd Wilson Run George & Dragon. will start from outside Lupton House, The Menu for the evening will at 2.30pm - traffic may be disrupted consist of a choice of starter of A then for a few minutes. Loftus Hill be Traditional Prawn Platter, served with closed for approximately one hour bread and butter; A pressed Chicken from 3.45pm. and Leek Terrine; Melon and Parma Last year's Ten Mile Run was Ham. historic for the intense heat recorded Main Courses of Local Cumberland (23c) the hottest conditions since Sausage, served with mash and 1949. James Brock won with a time of 1:20:27 and Eilidh Sproul came Orthopaedic Massage 21st with a time of 1:38:02. Eilidh, O r t h o t i c s now in the Upper Sixth, will compete Kinesio Taping Sports Injuries again this year. Charles Sykes holds Back/Neck Pain the record of 1.08.04 (1993). S ci a t i ca Shoulder, Hip or Knee Pain ... Every year, those wanting to walk www.reflex-om.com the route in the morning are asked not to take dogs, even on leads, as it is lambing season. Please visit www. sedberghschool.org/the-wilson-run for 015396 24871 Josephine Lade LCSP (Phys) details of the route. Amy Grace

Page 37 HARRIER NEWS To get fitter. To train for a longer race. Because I haven’t got enough time to walk. Everyone seems to have a different answer for the question ‘why do you run?’ This writer heard his favourite response just recently though: ‘because it makes me happy’. Whatever the reason, be it a specific training target or a simple endorphin craving, there seem to be more and more people running around our little accomplished in the same full winter streets and not-so-little countryside, conditions which meant we had to including new club members. As well postpone our ceilidh and presentation as ‘official’ training sessions and night until late February. races, an increasing number of The Kendal Winter League also Harriers are also meeting up continues, and has seen good entry informally to run in smaller groups, numbers including some regular often for no other reason than for the Howgill faces. Unfortunately there pleasure of running among friends. are too many results to summarize Under the title of Harrier News, this here, but full details are available writer considers this to be the best online and the final Howgill standings news of the year so far. will feature in next month’s report. But of course the racing also Also looking ahead, Jack O was continues, with Cross Country season recently selected to run Cross well into its stride. The snow in late Country for county with Cumbria January made some courses very Schools AA, and has now qualified for interesting, including the Morgan Run the nationals. Just getting to this at Sedbergh School. Howgill Harriers stage is an achievement in itself, and were invited to join hundreds of we wish him luck in the final event. students and Old School runners for And for those who like to target this event, with Sam taking first spot. certain races, we can confirm that our It is a mere technicality that he was Kirkby Stephen 10K will be on running under his school colours for Sunday 19th May this year. This this, and not the glorious black and undulating road course should gold of Howgill... provide a challenge for most types of On the same day, five Harriers runner, and there will be the usual made the journey to Crosby junior races and refreshments too. Ravensworth for the Crosby Entry forms and more details, photos Commoner race. Rob, Sean and and past results are available online Graham took second, fifth and sixth at howgillharriers.co.uk. spots with Jenna taking fourth lady, all Happy running. John Hosker Page 38 JUNIOR FOOTBALL rights and participation in society. RECRUITMENT It is a time to reflect on progress Kendal United Junior Football Club made, and to call for change. are once again recruiting junior It is a time to celebrate acts of footballers, we are looking for 5 or 6 courage and determination by year old boys or girls to come along ordinary women who have played an and train Saturday mornings, castle extraordinary role in the history of park school on Sandylands 10am till women’s rights. 11am. For more info contact Stuart Until women and men work together 07950727841. to secure the rights and full potential If there's any 14 year old girls or of women, lasting solutions to the younger wanting to play competitive world’s most serious problems are girls football on a Sunday for Kendal unlikely to be found. United JFC in the Barrow and District On average, globally, women League, then we train at Queen receive between 30 and 40 per cent Katherine School, astro turf, Mondays less pay than men earn for the same 5.30-6.30pm in Kendal and on the work and everywhere, women grass at Heron Hill school through the continue to be victims of violence – 1 summer. Contact Geoff on 07747 in 5 women will become a victim of 725433 or Richard 07805 280185. rape in her lifetime, according to Caspa United Nations studies. The Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala ST ANDREW’S PARISH CHURCH, DENT Yousafzai, who was shot in the head

ANNUAL by the Taliban on the way to school, has recently said ‘I want every girl, EASTER MONDAY SALE every child, to be educated’. She is Monday 1st April an outstanding role model for us all. Dent Memorial Hall 10am to 1pm Womankind Worldwide is an international women’s human rights Refreshments charity working to help women Home Baking ~ Plants ~ Nearly New Books ~ Competitions ~White Elephant transform their lives in Africa, Asia Raffle etc and Latin America. They partner with women’s organisations that are INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY challenging discrimination and March 8th is International Women’s violence and deliver the essential day. support these organisations need to It is a time for women to celebrate amplify their voice, increase their their womanhood and the economic, impact and bring about greater social, cultural and political change. Their web address is: www. achievements of women. womankind.org.uk and address: It is a time to remember the Development House, 56-64 Leonard importance of promoting women’s Street, London EC2A 4LT. S Lawrie

Page 39 HOWGILL W. I. Outing is on Thursday June 27th with President Bridget Postlethwaite a visit to Beatrix Potters House and welcomed sixteen members and one Garden at Far Sawrey. visitor to the February meeting held at Bridget gave a warm welcome to our Firbank Church Hall. speaker David Alison. His talk Dilys McCaffery was given a warm focused on the transport delights of welcome back minus plaster. the Isle of Man, famous for its Bus Congratulations were expressed to and Rail network where you can Vera Hodgson on the birth of her enjoy scenic views from Snaefell, Grand-Daughter. Also to Sarah Scarr Steam or Manx Electric Railway. who has had recent success with her Here is a horse-drawn tram along the Damson Jam, being named as Gold promenade which has priority over Champion part of Cumbrian Life Food cars. There are a variety of and Drink Awards. attractions on offer for all ages with a Two members have accepted an perfect blend of coastline and invitation to join Dentdale W.I., as countryside. Audrey Hoggarth they celebrate their 70th Anniversary thanked David for a wonderful on March 13th. selection of slides focusing on life on Anita Carey confirmed our Summer the island. A tranquil retreat from

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Page 42 cakes, especially the delicate and and admire! Pauline expressed our totally life-like flowers, but had no thanks but thanks again, Sarah. idea how such perfection could be Quilting is another craft which I achieved. And now I know! Sarah admire, and we have some brilliant showed us how to make a spray of quilters in our own Killington WI. We forget-me-nots and then a bunch of were encouraged to go and see the primroses. It was magic and I have Quilt Show at Farfield Mill, so decided never seen our group so attentive to make a “jolly” of it, combining the and enthralled. Beforehand, I had no exhibition with a rewarding lunch. In idea what to expect and, truth to tell, I our usual magnanimous way we didn’t think that I really cared that decided to let the gentlemen or much, but it was fascinating and WISHES come along too [Women’s’ showed us a whole new world of skill Institute Supportive Husbands]. A and a multitude of costly tools. The good time was had by all but I don’t cutter for forget-me-not flowers was fancy having the Quarryman’s Quilt, minute and the colouring techniques which incorporates lumps of rock, on varied and exact. We had a chance to my bed. try our clumsy hands but I think that Speaking of ‘lumps of rock’ reminds this is one more skill I shall sit back me that a number of us will be going

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Page 43 on a course to learn how to make month the winner could be you if you ‘Stone Troughs’. To the best of my chose to come to our meeting on understanding this involves Tuesday 12th March at 2-00pm in the cardboard boxes, peat or suchlike, Committee Room of the Peoples’ cement and yoghurt. Details will Hall. You will hear all about being “A follow in the April Report! We might Volunteer at the 2012 Olympics”. The need some strong men to bring us competition will be any item home. Volunteers? We are also beginning with M. invited to Dentdale WI in March to Wendy Fraser-Urquhart share their 70th birthday celebration. Our competitions this year have new SEDBERGH WI twist. Instead of trying to link them to It could not have been a worse the speaker’s topic we are going with evening to leave home, slush the initial letters of the months of the underfoot and pouring rain! year. So F for February was won Consequently there were a few jointly by Dawn and Dilys with a apologies for our monthly meeting! Fantastic-Fun-Fotograph and a Those members who did come Funny Frog. Susan Sharrocks went enjoyed a showing of The Best Exotic home with the raffle prize. Next Marigold Hotel, complete with very

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Page 47 JANUARY WEATHER month when it thawed out. This is The year started fairly mild with below average as January is normally temperatures in the upper 40sF and our wettest month. Only 6 days did one day 51.6F. The month also ended not have maximum gusts above fairly mild with similar temperatures 10mph. The highest I recorded was and the maximum of 51.8F. The rest 28.4mph but I suspect that we had of the month was more normal with stronger winds that night as one of temperatures in the 30sF and a my calf huts was blown over a fence. minimum of 20.3F. On only 7 days did On the 18th the wind chill was 5F !!!! we not record any rain but on several Not a night to be out I feel! of these the rain gauge was actually Furthermore the prevailing wind that frozen all day. In spite of this we night was northerly but that gust was recorded 3.96 inches of rain for the recorded from the North West suggesting it was being buffeted by nearby trees etc. The activity at the feeders has been down again. A few parties of long tailed tits have dropped in and a goldcrest has been around regularly. Woodpeckers can be heard drumming but haven’t visited us recently. A few rabbits are around, apparently healthy. Only time will tell. • The cold spell seems to have slowed New Builds down the emergence of daffodils and •Extensions snowdrops. The first green shoots of •Roofing honeysuckle are appearing, always •New Fitted Kitchens one of our earliest shrubs to leaf. The • great tit cock birds are singing Ground Works furiously to claim a territory. The •Plant Hire house sparrows are investigating the •Hiab Haulage top of a “street lamp” where they nest in the garden. A couple of robins were •Drains Unblocked/Cleaned/ sparking off. It is difficult to tell Repaired whether they are a pair courting or Contact George on: two males fighting for territory. Our Tel: 015396 21287 new sheep scanned in at 175%, Mob: 07977514229 thanks to Stuart. Let’s hope we avoid Email: [email protected] the Schmallenberg virus being later Web: www.gjbainesandson.co.uk lambing. Early lambers have been devastated by the disease. Page 48 BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE April is usually the month to FOR SALE celebrate the Bard’s Birthday, but the Static Caravan 32ft x 12ft sited at Ingmire Caravan Park. Sedbergh Orchestra will be drumming En-Suite Double Bedroom; up interest somewhat earlier this year Twin bedroom; with their next concert on 2lst March separate family shower room; (Thursday) in St Andrew’s Church at fully equipped & in good condition. 8 o’clock. Ground Rent paid for 2012/13. The pieces to be played are all on £17,000 Shakespearean themes, and we are Tel: 07971 663336 looking to all those literary buffs or: 07816 322959 among you to come and draw the connections between the titles and Love’s Labour’s Lost. what you will hear. The Sedbergh Orchestra will be One of the pieces will be Nicolai’s keen to welcome a big audience for rumbustious overture to The Merry this unusual concert. Tickets can be Wives of Windsor’; you may ordered in advance (ring 21196 or recognise the tunes as the scheming email us at:[email protected]) wives make hay with Falstaff. Two of or can be bought at the door (£6, but Mendelssohn’s pieces for A free to those aged 18 and under)…so Midsummer Night’s Dream’, written ROLL UP ! when the composer was only 16, will The very next day, on 22nd March, contrast with a Suite written by the Anne Applin and Geoffrey Pratley will Swede Lars-Erik Larsson on The give another Concert in the Thornely Winter’s Tale. Before Arthur Sullivan Studio at 7.30pm (tickets £8 at the ever met Gilbert he wrote music for door). Superb piano duettists, they The Merchant of Venice; one of the gave a similar concert last year, and pieces in the Suite is a Barcarolle, an Advert appears in this issue of The written for a gondolier in the canals of Lookaround on page 22. Some may Venice. This time it will be sung by a recall they also appeared in the soprano of skill, Roseanna Skikun, concert given by the Haffner currently a student at the Guildhall Orchestra on February 9th , so here is School of Music. another chance to hear them in a Roseanna won the prestigious concert not to be missed ! They are Keldwyth Award recently, so we are generously giving all the net proceeds delighted to welcome her. Last year to the subsidiary fund which the she stood in at one of the rehearsals Pepperpot Club has to support the towards our Jubilee concert, so we cause of orchestral music among the were determined to ask Roseanna young, and set up in memory of back in her own right. She will also Alison Armstrong, so we are most sing the soprano part in the Suite grateful to their support. which Gerard Finzi composed for Donald Smith

Page 49 SEDBERGH & DISTRICT Silurian rock but a fault line runs HISTORY SOCIETY through the parish which can be seen A large audience including several in various places. The last Ice Age non-members gathered to listen to a left drumlins on the valley floor and talk by Maureen Lamb on “Killington the Lune had to carve its way through through the ages”. Maureen these. One spectacular example is dedicated her talk to the memory of on the site of the old Killington Bridge Alwyne Amsden who had died the remains of which are upstream tragically two years ago. Alwyne had from the present bridge. References spent much of her time researching exist for this old bridge being repaired the history of Killington and had also in 1702 and even earlier in the 14th traced the ancestry of the local century. families. The name Killington is of Celtic Killington is a village of about 160 origin and is thought to mean the people and the parish occupies an place of Cylla’s people. The coming area about 5km wide and 6km long. of the Romans and their nearby major It is bounded by the A684, the M6, road would have provided an the Lune and the parish of Mansergh. economic stimulus to the area. The Geologically it lies on a bed of departure of the Romans would have

Page 50 caused a return to subsistence concerning land at Middleton Hall. In farming. The Anglo-Saxon conquest the middle of the 13th century the left few traces but the coming of Killington property passed to the de Scandinavian invaders had a lasting Brus family and then to the Pickerings impact. They preferred scattered who held it for the next three hundred farmsteads rather than nucleated years. Sir William Pickering who settlements and many of today’s obtained the land built a house with a farmhouses are still on the sites of drawbridge over the stream which their farmsteads. Also many names acted as a moat. About 100 years such as thwaite and rigg are later Sir James Pickering built a new Scandinavian in origin. mansion and the present day ruined The first written records came after tower is all that remains of it. He the Norman conquest and the first would have spent little time there as named person was William de he took troops to Ireland, was Sheriff Killington who had a house probably of Westmorland and York, was on the site of Killington Hall. In the elected as an MP to Westminster and last quarter of the 12th century he was acted as Speaker during the reigns up in court several times for debt and of Kings Edward III and Richard II. was also a witness to a document He was made the executor of a

Page 51 friend’s estate but two years later the those taking advantage of this was man’s widow was abducted and Edmunde Mealbank who bought taken to one of Pickering’s houses in Broad Raine in 1585. Selby. One of his servant’s was It seems likely that Sir James blamed but he was probably Pickering built a chapel at the same responsible. He made enemies and time as he built his house. This one of these, Sir James Roos of chapel was not sold with the estate Kendal Castle, ambushed him with and the inhabitants petitioned the 300 men but he managed to escape bishop to allow it to be used for although two of his party were killed. services and burials. This would Eventually there was no male save them having to go to Kirkby Pickering heir and the inheritance Lonsdale some 10 miles away. Their passed to Anne Pickering who request was granted on the condition married three times. Her son, Francis that they were able to support a Vaughan, by her third husband came minister financially. One such from York and was not interested in minister was Richard Leake who in Killington and so the estate was sold 1698 and 1699 preached sermons but only after the tenant farmers were which he then had published in allowed to buy their land. Among London. He blamed a current plague

Page 52 outbreak as being due to Popery and army in 1745. Despite attempts to drunkenness. Whether this discover it no one has yet succeeded. conclusion was the result of his Quakers were prominent during the experiences at Killington is not clear late 17th century and about a third of but strangely the plague had not the burials at Brigflatts during that affected the parish. However, the period were of people from Killington. Pickerings and the Kitsons who Interesting diaries were written by succeeded them were both Catholic William Pooley Blacow and Agnes families and the Red Lion tavern was Ann Kendal which gave an insight within 50 yards of the chapel. into the area in the 19th century. Legends exist about Killington During the 20th century two famous including the existence of witches. visitors to Killington were Bobby and Indeed an actual example existed in Teddy Kennedy who stayed there and which a lady from Killington Hall was carved their initials on a barn door. accused of witchcraft as recently as Over a third of the houses in the 1843 but was acquitted. Another parish were built before the 19th legend was that a treasure chest was century and, ignoring outbuilding buried near Lilymere Tarn during the conversions, only six houses have retreat of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s been built there since 1900. In fact if

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Page 53 the Vikings returned they might still memories of the interviewees. She recognize the area. After her talk began by reminding her audience of Maureen showed slides of the houses some important dates in the progress in Killington taken about 30 years ago towards the provision of universal and answered questions. She was free education. In 1870, the then thanked for her most interesting Elementary Education Act set the talk by the chairman. framework for the schooling of all Richard Cann children between the ages of five and twelve. Payment was required but SEDBERGH & DISTRICT financial help could be obtained from HISTORY SOCIETY the local school boards who were On 6th February Dr Elizabeth responsible for the establishment of Roberts addressed the society on the schools in their areas. In 1880 school topic Schools, Children and Work. attendance was made compulsory Her talk which was illustrated by oral until the age of ten and in 1891 evidence from the late nineteenth and elementary education became free. early twentieth century traced the By the beginning of the twentieth changing attitudes to education century the school leaving age had through the experiences and risen to fourteen but there were

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Page 54 exceptions to this rule. A strange attitude stemmed from the fact that situation allowed those who achieved since many of them lived in extreme good results in the Labour Exam to poverty, the addition to the family leave school early whereas those income from children’s employment who did less well had to stay on until seemed of more value than the they were fourteen. Generally learning that would be derived from children received five to six years further school attendance. For some education compared to the ten, children who worked in the textile eleven or twelve years that is the mills there was an overlap between case today and intelligent children work and education, because they from poor families could not go on to spent half days in the mill and half grammar school. days in school. The lack of a tradition When Elizabeth began to interview of education was borne out in the people who had attended school in interviewees’ answers to Elizabeth’s the latter years of the nineteenth questions. As children they had seen century she was surprised to discover their role as part of the domestic that working class people of the economy and on the whole they were period often set little store by not resentful about being condemned education. She concluded that this from an early age to a lifetime of toil H o l m e O p e n F a r m & Café

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Page 55 in an unpleasant mill environment. Elizabeth had also heard accounts of how children as young as twelve attended hiring fairs to seek DENTDENT employment as farm servants. It was clear that parents were not interested in their children doing VILLAGEVILLAGE homework and that there was HERITAGE CENTRE sometimes conflict between parents & Flintergill Outrake Nature Trail and teachers. Although the curriculum on the Scenic Yorkshire Dales Route was very limited there were exceptions. For example, homecraft The was not usually taught and Barrow “Terrible” schools were considered to be Knitters progressive because they included Of Dent lessons in cooking and needlework. As Elizabeth listened to the accounts of children who had been at school in the 1920s she was aware of a slightly different attitude towards the world of work. For instance one interviewee who hated working in the mill resented that she had been treated differently from her brother and did Traditional Arts & Skills not consider that she should be • Real Delicious ice cream expected to support her family by her • Farmhouse baking labour. • Free range eggs • Tea, coffee, beverages inside or out The questions which followed • Elizabeth’s talk showed that she had Antiques reminded people of circumstances in Featuring their own families and the evidence • Adam Sedgwick which she had produced in her • Dent Marble • Life on the Land interviews showed how important the • Miles Mason spoken word is in recording the past. • Settle-Carlisle Railway

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Page 56 BOOKWORM What I have been reading this month CHIROPODIST 1. 'The Missionary's Wife ' by Tim HPC Registered Jeal (fiction) Kay Whittle 1890s. Pampered Clare marries MSSCh DipPodMed MBChA missionary Robert on a rebound and ends up in South African village Surgery amidst the turmoil of a culture clash Pedi-Care House, amongst native villagers, different Howgill Lane, tribes, missionaries, prospectors, Sedbergh military personnel and others.How will they survive as a couple?The topic is Tel: 015396 22122 rather unusual and Jeal tackles it with spellbinding story telling. There are Appointments 10:00 - 4:00 moral complications at all levels - eg Closed Mondays personal ( trust and belief), country H.J.Hall “Softop” Socks up to size 15!! level and making the right decisions in a conflict situation. A good read 3. ' Rosalind Franklin ' by Brenda and insight into the harsh realities of Maddox (biography) the time and place with many issues A fascinating read.I found it a very as relevant today. informative biography. Many people 2. 'The Last Kestrel ' by Jill have felt that Rosalind Franklin's McGivering (fiction) work was overlooked when awarding A moving page turner of a book. the Nobel prize to Crick, Watson and Ellen is a magazine war Wilkins for the important discovery of correspondent returning to DNA's double helix structure.This Afghanistan on a mission to find the book provides not only the scientific murderer of her translator Jalil. This is detail of the DNA discovery but a first novel is written by an insight into the politics of scientific experienced BBC journalist.What research at the time, the prejudiced Ellen ultimately finds out she can't file processes of academia in mid 20th as a report for publication and many century, the world of Anglo Jewry peoples' lives have been put at risk families of high standing and of along the way.Life with the troops on course gender issues.Franklin was a the ground is authentically portrayed remarkable scientist who died and the story is wrapped around 1 tragically of cancer in 1958 and extended Afghan family with the whose work was an influential reader exposed to layers of intrigue contribution to unlocking the 'secret of and lies that means that no-one can life' DNA. be trusted. Enlightening. RM Bookworm

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WESTERN DALES In the meantime a survey is to be COMMUNITY BUS undertaken in the LA10 5 postal code The Western Dales Community Bus area and the LA6 2 area for Kirkby organisers met in Barbon Village Hall Lonsdale and surrounding areas. on Thursday 7th February to continue A questionnaire will be delivered to planning a regular weekly service of all households in the second half of routes covering Hawes, Garsdale, February for return by 15th March. Dent, Sedbergh, Barbon, Casterton, The questionnaire will be supplied Kirkby Lonsdale and Kendal. These with a pre-paid return envelope to the will not compete with existing bus local collection office at the services but supplement them by Community Office, 72 Main Street, providing new routes at times when Sedbergh or it can be returned by no bus is running at present. Whilst hand. some routes are already operational, This survey is to establish the more volunteer drivers are needed to community needs or otherwise for provide a consistent and reliable such a bus service and to further the service to all the proposed application for funding from the destinations. National Lottery and other sources.

Page 58 The organisers therefore appeal to all foundations to the existing hall, which households to return their survey, were put down in 1955. So a trial pit whether or not they intend to make was dug through the path to the side use of the service. door over four feet deep, ten feet long Additional copies of the form, for and two feet wide. This writer then those whose feel their family had to get into this hole (and of members may have differing needs course it was raining) to get under the (such as young adults living at home), Hall in order to make the are available from the community measurements. I am pleased to office. The WDCB welcomes report that the foundations were comments from the widest possible larger than specified on the plans and spectrum of the public. in good condition. But … they just sit Should you require any information on the ground where we are going to or help with the questionnaire or its dig a ten foot hole! To prevent the return please contact Mike Steele at Hall sliding into the hole means that [email protected] or 015396 we have to underpin the foundations 25054. before we excavate at – of course – an extra cost. However, we now have enough funds to sign a contract to start Phase 1 of the Redevelopment. But we still need further funds for Phases 2 and 3. In this edition of LOOKAROUND you will find a separate leaflet for our Redevelopment Fund Raising. This is our general appeal to everyone to help us raise the further monies needed. Please help – there are some ideas suggested. You may receive more than one leaflet as the Committee intends to drop one into every letter box in town. Or you may feel you are unable to help in which PEOPLE’S HALL case please don’t throw the leaflet REDEVELOPMENT away, but pass it on to friends, WE ARE NOT THERE YET. relations or people who have moved This writer has got wet and dirty this away and still love our town. Every month in pursuit of the Hall’s little helps. redevelopment. The structural Dr Gina Barney engineer wanted to confirm the Hon Secretary/ 20790 Page 59 COMMUNITY MEALS SERVICE Parks, Primary Care Trust and other The Community Meals Service regulatory bodies would approve the (Meals on Wheels) is now prepared plans. for distribution at the Red Lion and Our intention is to create a well there is a request for Volunteer equipped four surgery practice, where Drivers. If you feel that you could facilities meet national best practice assist or you have any enquiries, standards in dental care. We want to contact Jozi Brown on 01768 800350 retain a friendly and relaxed for more information. atmosphere for our patients whilst also ensuring the fabric and layout of SEDBERGH DENTAL PRACTICE the building allows for excellence in Finally we have some definitive treatment and hygiene. plans for our proposal to relocate Yorkshire Dales Planning Authority Sedbergh Dental Practice. We realize has strictly controlled the appearance that for many people information of the premises on Main Street, and regarding the move has been slow in whilst we submitted plans to provide coming, and we apologise for this, a ramped access to the premises however it is only now that we have these were rejected. We have any confidence that the National therefore had to settle for a reduction in the step height together with a wider entrance area. The glazed frontage will be tidied up and completely retained and the signage arts & heritage centre, sedbergh will be improved to offer some

improvements to the building façade. P/T Marketing and Suggestions to add more detail to the woodwork of the frontage as can be Admin Assistant seen on other establishments in required Sedbergh was unfortunately rejected by YDNP at the planning stage. A rare opportunity to join the If anybody would like to see the team at this inspiring arts plans for the new practice in more centre; flexible hours, would detail we hope to have a copy in the consider from 2 days a week to waiting area at the current premises 4 depending on skills very soon and will be available on our new website in the very near future. Knowledge of word, publisher If anybody has any questions or and excel essential. concerns about the proposed move I would encourage you to contact me Please email at the surgery. [email protected] Thank you for your time . for more information Ben Houghton Page 60 FOR COMMUNITY & HEALTH RELATED MEETINGS/ CONFERENCES WE HAVE 3 ROOMS FOR HIRE. • MEETING ROOM - UP TO 8 PEOPLE • IT TRAINING ROOM - UP TO 20 PEOPLE • LARGE TRAINING ROOM - UP TO 40 PEOPLE PRICES RANGE FROM CONFERENCE & TRAINING SUITES £20-£50 PER HALF DAY AND £40-£90 PER FULL DAY. HOURLY AND EVENING RATES AVAILABLE. Station Road, Sedbergh Tel: 01539 718166 FREE WIRELESS FACILITY & STATE OF THE ART Email: [email protected] EQUIPMENT HIRE. www.sedberghmc.co.uk PLEASE CONTACT FOR DETAILS.

FREDA TROTT Sedbergh School has very kindly MUSICAL FOUNDATION loaned the Thornely Music Studio in The Trust has been operating for Station Road for the venue. four years helping with the costs of Admission is free and all are young people with music education. welcome, particularly old friends of Freda Trott, who died in 2007, Freda, who will be able to see and established it under the terms of her hear how her plans are bearing fruit. Will. Now approximately 60 children Graham Dalton are regularly benefiting from her generosity. A musician and teacher DENTDALE CHOIR herself, she was keen that as many The choir is flourishing under their young people as possible should be new leader Anastasia Micklethwaite able to enjoy music, which had given and will be displaying their skills her such pleasure. along with the group “Cornucopia” in Some of the children who have been Dent Memorial Hall on Saturday assisted to learn instruments, will be March 16th at 7.30pm. showing what they have achieved in The choir hope you will come along an afternoon concert on Sunday 3rd and share the evening with them. March, starting at 2:30 p.m. Catherine Sugden GARY ALLAN Welding & Fabrication

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Page 61 YORKSHIRE DALES own way, they are a priceless record NATIONAL PARK of how an area of the countryside archives give a glimpse of the past was identified as being special and Historical files documenting the how an incredible amount of work creation of the Yorkshire Dales was put into ensuring it was protected National Park will soon be available and enhanced for future generations. to the public. “There are hundreds of documents The files, which include the paper containing agenda papers and designating the area as a National correspondence between Whitehall Park in 1953, have been handed over and local councils to thrash out the to the North Yorkshire County Record nitty-gritty detail of what the National Office in Northallerton for archiving Park should be responsible for, what after being kept in storage at the area it should cover and how it should Yorkshire Dales National Park function. Authority’s offices in Bainbridge. “And it’s appropriate that these Authority Chief Executive David documents should be highlighted now Butterworth said: “These archives as preparations are being made for a form part of the history of this public inquiry to decide on a Natural beautiful National Park and, in their England proposal to expand the

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Page 62 boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales a good turnout. Many thanks to all and the Lake District National Parks.” who came and congratulations to County Council’s Archives Niamh Metcalfe (aged 8) who got the Development Manager Keith highest score. A total of £244 was Sweetmore said: “The archives will raised. be permanently stored here in safe Back in December the PTFA were conditions and they will be made able to video record the primary available to anyone interested in the school Christmas concert. The early history of the National Park. The concerts were recorded at the Dress papers will be joining a large number rehearsal stage to allow time for of documents relating to the history of editing and production in time for sale North Yorkshire and will help to build on the opening nights. A massive up a more detailed picture of its past.” £728 was raised through the sale of Nick Oldham the DVDs - many thanks to all involved. Many thanks also to Garsdale Design and Paul Hoggarth Daphne Jackson Builders for sponsoring the MSc (Ost) DO production costs of the DVD. Registered Osteopath Linda Allan, Chair BUPA Provider

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SEDBERGH PRIMARY PTFA A Domino Drive was held at the Saturday 6th April Primary School on Friday 8th 2pm February. A special thank you to all the parents and teachers who People’s Hall brought along prizes and a special thank you to several local businesses who were able to donate a raffle prize namely: Powells, Boots, On a Roll, Donation of goods morning of sale. The Green Door, Sedbergh Soap For collection of goods, Company, Steadmans Butcher, HF Tel: Sandra 07815 069394 Holidays - Thorns Hall, Haddock Paddock, Spar and Dawson's Coal Yard. Although it was the last day of the half term it was great to see such

Page 63 CANOEING Canoeing to beat erosion LOCAL TRADESMAN Being a canoeist and a gardener 38 years in the works well ‘... if it rains I can’t work, Building Trade so I go canoeing. But sometimes it works together. I got a contract for Luxury Shower, Wet Room, The Yorkshire Dales National Park. The bank on an outside bend on the Bathroom Installations river Rawthey was eroding away, on Heated Floors ~ Tiling top of which is a footpath! So some Plumbing tree surgery was needed to slow the All Electrics erosion down. I took the contract purely because it meant I could work and more by the river. We lopped, pruned and layed the trees, resulting in a Call Peter or Joan Woof substantial load of brash and logs, and talk through your some of which could be used to specifications/requirements further protect the bank, but the logs had been promised to the landowner. Tel: 015396 20857 As we surveyed the eroded bank the Mob: 07730 352218 prospect of carrying the logs up it made us frantically look for alternative THE COMPLETE SERVICE ways out. “Use the river” said the voice in my head, but it was the voice of the obvious rather than Yoda! Next We soon discovered it’s easy to morning we returned on a dreamlike overload a canoe, so had to balance day of winter light, rain showers and partly loading, then moving to deeper rainbows. We accessed the river, with water to finish loading. It was truly our canoe, from Middleton bridge, impressive the weight the boat could where an easy angled track, leads to hold and how easy the boat glided a shingle beach. From where I lined downstream as I followed on the the boat upstream, using ropes from bank, guiding with the reins. The the bank to guide it through the wood was, I’d like to think skilfully, rapids, like flying kite, to the work site. delivered to the shingle beach where we could carry it easily up the track to the road. A couple of trips got the wood out, without even a single footprint added to the eroded bank. I wasn’t brave enough to try poling (standing up and using a branch to punt) the loaded boat, maybe next time. Mike Hinson

Page 64 SEDBERGH TOY LIBRARY Regrettably, the committee of Sedbergh Toy Library have made the difficult decision to close with immediate effect. Over the last 12 months we have seen a steady decline in the number of members regularly using the service and this has left the Toy Library in an unsustainable position. The committee would like to thank members, past and present, as well as those who have helped to run the sessions for their support and help. If anyone has toys outstanding that they wish to return they can contact me on 25185. Scott Thornley Chair, Sedbergh Toy Library

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SEDBERGH FOLKFEST of As you may of heard, sadly Sedbergh Folkfest has come to an end as both the organising team and Sedbergh Lookaround the site owners mutually agree that the site was unable to cope with wet weather should it arise and there is a lack of a suitable alternative site. We wish to say thanks to everyone who has been involved over the years including all of you who attend the Stramongate Press Aynam Mills festival, we simply couldn't of done it Little Aynam Kendal Cumbria LA9 7AH with out you! Alec Lyon, the main driving force phone 01539 720448 behind SFF, is promoting events in fax 01539 730253 e-mail [email protected] the Kendal area under the name Lyon website www.strampress.co.uk Events. Page 66 SEDBERGH SPRING SHOW rd chairworkshop.co.uk Saturday 23 March 2013 Sedbergh’s 17th Spring Show takes cane • rush • seagrass • willow • rope place on Saturday 23rd March. We chairseating & tuition hope that you have been enthused by repairs • supplies • restoration products the schedule and are busy working aaalsoalsolsolso:: fine bead jewellery • repairs on your entries, be it art, photography restringing & haberdashery or some of the craftwork classes, giving you plenty of time to do the last 99 Main Street, Sedbergh minute baking for the Home Produce 015396 21489 [email protected] and the displays for the Floral Art. The closing date for this year’s Show is 16th March, unfortunately there THE NEW ROPE STRING BAND have been so many late entries in The People’s Hall is not all about previous years, it has made the fundraising we have fun too. So we administration very difficult so no are pleased to announce a visit of entries will be accepted after that The New Rope String Band, who date. Also, a reminder, that all once seen is never forgotten: photography entries must be combining superb musicianship with delivered on Friday evening, when side-splitting comic genius, they are they will be displayed by the truly unique entertainers. Elements of Stewards. circus, clowning, vaudeville, slapstick If you would like to help set up the and sheer inspired silliness are Show, or be a Steward on the day, please ring Margaret or Linda on the spliced with beautiful acoustic music numbers below. from various world traditions. From Margaret Milburn – Chairman Tel. musical tennis to deconstructed 20610 or Linda Hopkins – Secretary nursery rhymes, and Pythonesque Tel. 21455. absurdism to pyrotechnics and live, interactive film, expect the hilariously

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1st SEDBERGH BEAVER SCOUTS This half term we are doing the Faith Let me introduce myself. I am Trish activity Badge which will involve a trip Woof, I took over as Beaver Scout to St Andrew’s Church. Leader in September after Craig and Every week I am helped by Heather Verity had to move to Tebay. who is Assistant Leader and Georgia. Beavers have been very busy since We also have a parent helper each September. We took part in the week. Remembrance day parade. We have The children love to play games, visited the URC as part of the colour and learn new songs. Promise challenge badge. We have Beavers is open to any child who is learnt some first aid for the 6yrs – 8yrs old. Emergency aid 1 badge. We have If your child would like to join please also been for tea at Duo as part of the email me their details and I will add Healthy eating badge. them to the waiting list. We have 18 Beavers at the moment Email; [email protected] and a waiting list. Which goes to Thanks show that the children are having fun. Trish Woof. Beaver Scout Leader

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Page 68 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Sedbergh Branch The latest update with respect to the Did you know? Poppy Collection in Sedbergh If you become incapable of amounts to a staggering £9,235 dealing with your affairs - who which is very much so a Branch will deal with them? Without the record. legal right to do so, even your Grateful thanks goes to all the closest family can’t do this. A Lasting Power of Attorney can contributors, collectors and everyone give you peace of mind. Contact that has had an input, especially Dr us for more information. Phil Hoskin and Keith Wood. The Annual Dinner will be held at Home visits Weavers Café, Farfield Mill on 19th can be April. arranged if There will also be a trip to Ypres required. from 26th to 30th May with the Town Band. Full details will be circulated to Members. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] If you would like to join the Sedbergh Branch of the British Tel: 01539 720136 Legion, please contact John Douglass on 21536. ZUMBA GOLD It's never too late to start exercising ! ZUMBA GOLD is great for those looking for a lower impact dance/ Paul fitness class, also, those new to exercise and the more mature Hoggarth exerciser. Zumba Gold is a fun and friendly programme which you take at Building Contractor your own pace - just follow my lead and 6" Wood Chipper For Hire move your body, the moves are easy and Small Plant Hire fun. Quote from current Zumba participant: “Best exercise I've 015396 21413 ever done!” 07968 977429 See advert for more details. Janet Hurst Page 69 BRITISH SCHOOL TRUST The Trustees will meet on Wednesday 13th March 2013 to consider Grant Applications from suitably qualified persons who have attended local authority schools in Sedbergh & Dent , and who seek Financial Assistance to further their education or for vocational training. Applications should be in writing and addressed to: The Honorary Secretary of the Trust 6, Guldrey Fold, Sedbergh LA10 5DY and should be made without delay. an application form. There is a limited Mrs Jean Cope Hon. Secretary budget so grant applications will be dealt with on a first come first served SHOP FRONTS basis. There are still some funds available under the 2012 Shop Front CARERS DROP-IN Improvement Scheme which is The terrible weather on the first Tue funded by SLDC. in February led to the cancellation of There are grants of up to £250 the meeting, and the volunteer who available to fund up to 50% of the runs it could not get through the snow cost of shop front improvements. from Kendal to put the notice on the Anyone interested should apply to door! So, all being well the Drop-In Colin Robertshaw 01539 730597 for WILL be at the URC Rooms, Sedbergh 2-4pm on Ist Tue of March Philip Horner and every month thereafter. For information please contact SLC Fencing Contractor 01539 815970. Sarah Woof

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Stonemasons clear that the Dent Gala is completely Lime Plastering & Pointing separate, a stand alone event to raise WINNERS funds for the upkeep and on-going of YDNP BEST BUILDING DESIGN AWARDS 2010 NEW BUILDING CATEGORY the Memorial Hall Rooms. Tel: 015396 25531 Mob: 07989 197580 We are to hold various other fund raising events through the year (see priorities please feel free to attend our adverts) which also help us to follow monthly drop ins or please feel free to the premis of our constitution, to contact us on 101 or email us on enhance the social lives of the [email protected] Or inhabitants. Folk evenings and film [email protected] nights will hopefully draw people in. or alternatively you can speak to us The AGM is on Wednesday March during our regular drop in surgery at 20th 7.30pm in the Hall to which all Sedbergh Spar, Station Road on the interested persons are welcome. 3rd Saturday of each month between Sarah E Woof (Chair) 12:00 and 13:00 and Dent stores on the first Tuesday of each month from COMMUNITY OFFICER REPORT 12:00-13:00. There has been a report of theft of We would be pleased to meet you work tools from a secure van in the all to discuss any issues or simply for Sedbergh area. Please make sure all a chat. items are removed and vehicles are CSO 5206 Karen Dakin left secured. CSO 5244 Mandy Coleman. To suggest future community

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Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Organisation Update Contact Tel: 015396 Allotments Association (Dent) 08/09 Mr Smith Dent: 25688 Allotments Association (Sedbergh) 02/09 Mr Atkins Sed: 20031 Angling Association 01/09 Mr Wright Dent: 25533 Art Society (S & D) 09/08 Mrs Leigh Sed: 20794 Badminton (Sedbergh) 10/08 Mr Wheatley 07816 437500 Beaver Scouts * 03/13 Mrs Woof 07890 302038 Beekeepers Association (S & D) 01/09 Mrs Whitton 015242 72004 Birdwatching 02/09 Mrs Foott Dent: 25453 Book Group 01/09 Mrs Dodds Sed: 20308 Bowling Club (Queen’s Gardens) 01/09 Mr Killops Sed: 20279 Bridge Club 01/09 Mr Estensen Sed: 21060 British Legion 12/08 Mrs Pease Sed: 21575 Canoe Club (S&D) 01/09 Mr Hinson Sed: 20118 Caving Club (Kendal) 01/09 Mr Teal Sed: 20721 Chamber of Trade * 12/12 Mrs Sayner Sed: 20935 Chameleons Drama Club 01/09 Mrs Bush Sed: 20058 Christian Aid 01/09 Mrs Hannam Sed: 20897 Conservative Association (Sedbergh) 01/09 Mr Beck Sed: 20336 Cricket Club (Dent) 01/09 Mr Hyde Dent: 25503 Cricket Club (Sedbergh) 01/09 Mr Hoggarth 01539 731140 Cumbria Wildlife Trust 01/09 Mrs Garnett Sed: 21138 Dentdale Choir 09/10 Mrs Sugden Dent: 25303 Dent Memorial Hall 01/09 Mrs McClurg Dent 25446 Dentdale Players 01/09 Mr Duxbury Dent 25535 Dent School (Friends of) 03/13 School Dent: 25259 Dog Training (Sedbergh) 01/09 Mrs Robertshaw Sed: 20316 Farfield Mill Arts & Heritage Centre 12/10 Ms Last Sed: 21958 Firbank Church Hall 09/11 Mr Woof Sed: 21343 Fire Service (Tuesday Evenings) 01/09 Mr Packham Sed: 20302 First Responders (Dent) 01/09 Mrs Pilgrim Dent: 25589 Football Club (Dent) 01/09 Mrs Mitchell Dent: 25432 Football Club (Sedbergh) 06/09 Mr Kirby Sed: 21214 Gala Group 04/10 Mrs Usher 07837 978626 Garsdale Village Hall 01/09 Mrs Scarr Sed: 20502 Golf Club 12/08 Mr Gardner Sed: 21551 Good Companions (Dent) 01/09 Mrs Woof Dent: 25275 Help Tibet Northern Branch 01/09 Mrs Howarth Sed: 20090 History Society 01/09 Mr Cann Sed: 20771 Howgill’s Harmony 01/09 Mr Burbidge Sed: 21166 Howgill Harriers 03/11 Mrs Shuttleworth Sed: 20907 Howgill Schoolroom 01/09 Mrs Stainton Sed: 20665 Howgill Toddlers 01/09 Mrs Alderson Sed: 22050 Page 74 Kent Lune Trefoil Guild 01/09 Mrs Mitchell Sed: 21144 Killington Sailing Association 12/08 Dr Ripley Sed: 21101 Ladies National Farmers Union 12/11 Mrs Sandys-Clarke Sed: 21246 Liberal Democrats 12/08 Mrs Minnitt 015242 72520 Lunch Club 11/10 Miss Gladstone Sed: 20438 Methodist Church Hall 01/09 Mrs Jackson Sed: 20530 Over 60’s (Dent) 02/09 Mrs Burrow Dent: 25203 Parent Support Group 01/09 Mrs Goad Sed: 20402 Parish Council (Dent) 07/12 Mr Stephenson Sed: 21487 Parish Council (Garsdale) 01/09 Mrs Donaldson 07967 972160 Parish Council (Sedbergh) 10/08 Mr Robertshaw 01539 730597 People’s Hall 01/09 SOS Sed: 20788 Pepperpot Club (Sedbergh) 01/09 Mrs Smith Sed 21196 Pistol and Rifle Club 01/09 Mr Middlemiss Sed: 20662 Playground (Sedbergh) 10/09 Mrs Rice Sed: 22100 Playgroup (Sedbergh) 01/09 Mrs Gunning Sed: 20226 Playing Field (Sedbergh) 10/09 Mr Longlands Sed: 20885 Pulse Gym 03/10 Mrs Gold-Wood Sed: 21808 Red Squirrel Group (Sedbergh) 02/09 Mrs Foott Dent: 25453 Residents Association (S & D) 01/09 Mrs Capstick Sed: 20816 Scouts 01/09 Mr Mawdsley Sed: 20723 Settlebeck High School P.T.F.A. 01/09 Mrs Storey Sed: 21593 Sight Advice South Lakeland 12/10 Mrs Levitt Dent: 25162 South Lakeland Carers Association 01/09 Mrs Woof Dent: 25212 Squash Club 09/10 Mr Thomson Sed: 21747 Slimming Club 01/09 Mrs Uttley 01539 722568 Swimming Club 01/09 Mrs Thexton Sed: 20574 Tennis Club 01/09 Mr Robinson Sed: 21014 Town Band 01/09 Mrs Waters Sed: 20457 Toy Library 11/09 Mrs Osborne 015242 61029 White Hart Sports and Social Club 01/09 The Committee Sed: 20773 United Reformed Church Rooms 01/09 Mrs Haworth Sed: 20428 Westmorland Gazette Correspondent 01/09 Mrs Gold-Wood Sed: 21808 Women’s Institute (Dentdale) 02/11 Mrs Smith Dent: 25688 Women’s Institute (Howgill) 01/09 Mrs Hoggarth 01539 824683 Women’s Institute (Killington) 01/09 Mrs Sharrocks Sed: 20754 Women’s Institute (Sedbergh) 12/10 Mrs Ramsden Sed: 20828 Young Cumbria 01/09 Mrs Hartley 01524 781177 Young Farmers Club 12/09 Mrs Wilson Sed: 20238 Young Kidz 01/09 Mrs Baines Sed: 21287 Zebra’s Baby & Toddler Group 08/12 Ms Gardner Sed: 20570 * = Latest Amendments If there are any Groups missing and/or contact details are incorrect, please supply details to the Lookaround Office Page 75 Page 76 BUS SERVICES

Sedbergh to Blackhall Rd, Kendal Blackhall Rd, Kendal to Sedbergh via Oxenholme via Oxenholme Depart Arrive Depart Arrive 0740 (C) 0817 M - F 564 GPS 0825 0858 M - F 564 GPS 0938 (H) 1010 M - F 564 W 1030 (H) 1058 M - F 564 W 1002 (C, H) 1044 M - S 564 GPS 1055 (C) 1128 M - S 564 GPS 1015 (L, H) 1045 Wed 564B W 1300 (H) 1330 (L) Wed 564B W 1050 (L) 1125 Sat 564A KLC 1330 (H) 1358 M - F 564 W 1405 (C, H) 1443 M - S 564 GPS 1238 (H) 1310 M - F 564 W 1425 (H) 1500 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1310 (C) 1347 M - S 564 GPS 1625 (C) 1658 M - S 564 GPS 1545 1620 M - S 564 GPS Kirkby Stephen to Sedbergh Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen 0705 0740 M - F 564 GPS 0858 0932 M - F 564 GPS 0935 1002 M - S 564 GPS 1128 1202 M - S 564 GPS 1235 1310 M - S 564 GPS 1443 1505 M - S 564 GPS 1510 1545 M - S 564 GPS 1658 1732 M - S 564 GPS Kirkby Lonsdale to Sedbergh Sedbergh to Kirkby Lonsdale 1215 1248 (L) Thu 567A W 0945 (L) 1018 Thu 567A W Dent Station to Dent Sedbergh to Dent 0950 CG 1000 Wed 548B W 0825 0840 Sat 564A KLC 0910 0925 Sat 564A KLC 1330 1345 Wed 564B W 1020 1035 Sat 564A KLC 1500 1515 Sat 564A KLC 1545 1600 Sat 564A KLC Dent to Dent Station 1620 1635 Sat 564A KLC 0840 0855 Sat 564A KLC Dent to Sedbergh 0950 1005 Sat 564A KLC 1000 1015 Wed 548B W 1345 1355 CG Wed 564B W 1035 1050 (L) Sat 564A KLC 1515 1530 Sat 564A KLC 1635 1650 Sat 564A KLC 1605 1620 Sat 564A KLC Last Update: November 2012

L = Sedbergh Library H = Via Westmorland General Hospital (Request Only) C = Via Kendal College CG = Cowgill W = Woof’s of Sedbergh KLC = Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire GPS = Grand Prix Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the times shown are up to date, they can change at short notice. All times from Sedbergh are from and to For Comprehensive up-to-date information ring :- Thorns Bank unless stated (L) Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (Open : 7am - 8pm Daily) Page 77 Regular Events/Meetings 1000 Every Sunday Free Entry to Locals FM 3 7 5 8 1 9 4 6 2 1000 Every Monday Wild Goose Qigong URCR 9 8 4 7 2 6 1 3 5 1200 Every Monday The Monday Club SMCR 1930 1st Monday Dent Parish Council DMH 1 2 6 4 3 5 7 8 9 1900 3rd Monday Chamber of Trade Library Every Tuesday Casterton Baby and 6 3 1 5 7 2 8 9 4 0930 CS term time only toddler Group 1300 Every Tuesday Knit & Natter FM 8 9 2 3 6 4 5 7 1 1930 Every Tuesday Bridge Club WHC 5 4 7 9 8 1 6 2 3 1930 Every Tuesday T’ai Chi URCR 1400 1st Tuesday SL Carers Association URCR 4 6 3 1 9 8 2 5 7 1400 2nd Tuesday Killington WI PH 1400 3rd Tuesday Sight Advice Group PH 7 1 8 2 5 3 9 4 6 1930 3rd Tuesday Ladies NFU PH 2 5 9 6 4 7 3 1 8 1000 Every Wednesday Coffee Morning URCR 1315 Every Wednesday Art Society URCR 1315 Every Wednesday Zebras SMCR 1730 Every Wednesday Sedbergh Juniors PH 1730 Every Wednesday Brownies (term time) SMCR 1930 Every Wednesday Sedbergh Seniors PH 1930 1st & 3rd Wednesday History Society SHS 1915 2nd Wednesday Dentdale WI DMH 1930 2nd Wednesday Sedbergh WI PH 1400 1st & 3rd Thursday Child Health/Baby Club PH 1430 1st Thursday Toy Library PH 1500 1st Thursday Afternoon Teas Cafe 1930 1st Thursday Howgill WI FCH 1200 2nd Thursday Lunch Club Red 1915 2nd Thursday Royal British Legion WHC 1930 Last Thursday Sed. Parish Council PH 1330 Every Friday Dent Over 60’s DMH 1400 1st Friday Age UK Dentdale Club DMH

Page 78 BED & BREAKFAST Proprietor Address Phone (015396) Mrs S Gold-Wood ...... Number Ten Main Street, Sedbergh LA10 5BN (2013/02) ...... 21808 1D (ES); IT/F(ES); TV; NS; CH; P; CB; VB; DFB: e-mail: [email protected] Mrs J Postlethwaite ...... Bramaskew Farm, Howgill, Sedbergh LA10 5HX (2013/09) ...... 21529 1D(ES); 1T(ES); CH; TV; P; NP; Di; VB; EM; CW Mrs S Sharrocks ...... Holmecroft; Station Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DW (2013/11) ...... 20754 1D; 1T; 1S; TVL; CH; NS; NP*; P; DR Web Site: www.holmecroftbandb.co.uk Mrs A Bramall ...... Summerhill, 7 Highfield Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DH (2013/11) ...... 20360 Sleeps 6-8 3D (1ES), 1T (PB), TVL, CH, NS, DW, DR, VB, CB, DFB e-mail: [email protected] Miss S Thurlby ...... 15 Back Lane, Sedbergh LA10 5AQ (2012/12) ...... 20251 1D; 1T; TVL; CH; DW; P; DR; VB e-mail:- [email protected] Mrs J Hope ...... The Old Joinery, Garsdale, Sedbergh LA10 5PJ (2012/12) ...... 20309 F/D (4 poster); 1S; ES; CH; TV; P; NS; DW; CW; DR; DA; VB* e-mail: [email protected] Ms D Wood ...... Daleslea, Station Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DL (2013/06) ...... 21789 1D(ES); 2D/F(ES); TV; CH; P; NS; VB; CW ------CAMPING, CARAVANNING & SELF-CATERING Mrs A Bramall ...... Summerhill, 7 Highfield Road, Sedbergh LA10 5DH (2013/11) ...... 20360 Self-Catering Sleeps 6-8 J Garner ...... 2 Millthrop, Sedbergh LA10 5SP (2013/07) .. 01942 216058 or 07792 445257 Sleeps 4; CH; CW; DW; TVL Mrs Tallentire ...... Ingmire Hall, Sedbergh (2013/02) ...... 07944 859456 D & PB Flat; £395 pcm; References & Deposit required Sycamore Cottage, Lunds, Sedbergh LA10 5PX (2013/09) ...... 01969 667356 Sleeps 2; D; CH; TVL; P; NS; DW ------KEY F = Family Rm; D = Double Rm; S = Single Rm; T = Twin Rm; ES = En Suite; PB = Private Bathroom CH = Central Heating; L = Lounge; TV = TV in all Rooms; TVL = TV Lounge; P = Parking; DA = Disabled Access; NS(B) = No Smoking (Bedrooms); NP(*) = No Pets (* by arrangement); DW = Dogs Welcome DR = Drying Room; Di = Dinners; VB = Vegetarian Breakfast; CB = Celiac Breakfast; EM = Evening Meal CW = Children Welcome; TL = Table Licence; DFB = Dairy Free Breakfast Page 79 CHURCH SERVICES Date 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 March Sunday Lent 3 Mothering Lent 5 Palm Easter Designate Sunday Sunday St. Andrew’s 10.30 am HC bcp Special HC cw HC cw HC cw + Baptism + Baptism 6.30 pm EP EP EP EP Choral Weds. 11.15 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 March 6 April St. Mark’s 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 March 9.30 am HC MP HC HC 2.30 pm M & P St. John’s 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 March 10.00 am MP HC MP HC HC HC = Holy Communion M & P = Meditation & Prayer BCP = Book of Common Prayer MP = Morning Prayer CW = Common Worship EP = Evening Prayer EDITORS NOTES contact the Office if you, or if you A big thank you to everyone that has know of anyone else, would like to supported me in my Sponsored Slim. receive either of them. (See page 45 of last month’s Apologies to many people as for Lookaround) I am losing Pounds over 3 weeks, I had no computer so every day - by going to the shops!!! Advertisers have not been sent Truthfully, I have lost some, not as reminders - but I have included much as I would have hoped at this everyone. They should be with you stage but there are still another 2 soon. Thanks to Austin Brown for months before the end of the tunnel sorting the problem out. so watch this space - not me. The Dennis J Whicker Sponsor Form is still in the Office if you wish to contribute. A continued thank you to everyone that makes contributions to the GRAHAM BRADLEY Lookaround in any way. It all helps to BUILDING & JOINERY keep everyone informed in our community.

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Page 80 Religious Services in Sedbergh CHURCH OF ENGLAND Enquiries for the following services, St. Andrew’s Parish Church please ring the relevant telephone number Sunday 08.00, 10.30 & 18.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wednesday 11.15 CHURCH OF ENGLAND Rev. V Hopkins Tel: 21455 Cautley & Garsdale Rev. V Hopkins Tel: 21455 Church Wardens: Church Wardens: Tony Reed Screen 21081 Cautley: Judith Bush 20058 & Linda Hopkins 21455 & Susan Sharrocks 20754 Garsdale: Mary Grant 20573 & Bill Mawdsley 20723 www.sedbergh.org.uk/churches/anglican Firbank; Howgill & Killington ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ROMAN CATHOLIC Dent & Cowgill St. Andrew’s Parish Church Rev. P. Boyles Tel: 25226 Sunday 12.00 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Holy Days 19.30 METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Dr. P. Campbell Tel: 20918 Dent; Dent Foot; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Cautley; Fell End; Garsdale Street; Garsdale Low Smithy; METHODIST CHURCH Hawes Junction & Frostrow New Street Rev. J. Millard 20329 Sunday 10.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rev. J. Millard SEDBERGH CHRISTIAN CENTRE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 5.30 pm People’s Hall every Sunday UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Tel: 20588 or 20503 Main Street www.sedberghchristiancentre.co.uk Sunday 10.30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rev. C. Marsden Tel: 22030 worship@peopleshall ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 10:30 am Sunday SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Beth & Sandy Roy Tel: 20785 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ QUAKERS CAFÉ CHURCH Brigflatts 7:00pm every first Sunday Sunday 10.30 Duo Café & Bistro, Main Street, Sedbergh Tess & Philip Satchell Tel: 20005 Tina Woof 01524 730259 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DENTDALE UNITARIAN & FREE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Market Place, Kendal Rhumes, Dent LA10 5QJ Sunday 11.00 Every 4th Sunday 1900 Wednesday 19.30 Sarah Woof Tel: 25212 Rev. G. Jones Tel: 01539 722079

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Single Column x 1" = £7.50 All enquiries to Single Column x 2" = £10.00 Single Column x 3" = £12.50 13 Kings Yard, Sedbergh LA10 5BJ Single Column x 4" = £15.00 Adverts by 15th of every month. Double Column x 2" = £15.00 Can all adverts please be Double Column x 3" = £20.00 Double Column x 4" = £25.00 accompanied with the correct money B & B and Camp-sites = £2.00 at the time of submission. Personal & Small Ads = £1.00 Articles etc. by 19th of every month Postal per month = £2.00 Postal Overseas = £4.00 Last Price Update August 1999. Page 81 DIARY OF EVENTS Dates are held up to 15th June 2014 MARCH 20 1930 DMH AGM DMH 1 St David’s Day 21 2000 Shakespeare in Music (21) StAS 1 1000 Quiltfest till 17th April (7) FM 22 1930 Piano Duo Concert (22) SSTS 1 1400 Women’s World Day of Prayer (*) StAS 23 1000 URC Jumble Sale URCR 1 1400 Age UK - Parish Council Matters DMH 23 1000 DMC Coffee Morning DMC 1 1930 Domino Drive & Tattie Pot HVH 23 1300 Spring Show (23) PH 2 1900 Dent Flicks in the Fells (6) DMH 23 1900 HS AGM (20) SSAT 3 1430 Trott Foundation Concert SSTS 23 2000 New Rope String Band (23) PH 5 1900 Aglow Christian Women’s Group KLI 24 Palm Sunday 6 1000 Coffee Morning - N W Cancer URCR 24 1900 Dentdale Christian Fellowship (24) RD 6 1200 Lent Lunches (6) StAS 27 1000 Coffee Morning - Kidzone (27) URCR 6 1930 HS Diary of Thomas Fenwick Esq (20) SSAT 27 1200 Lent Lunches (6) StAS 7 1930 Spar Wars Azda Empire Strikes Back (1) PH 28 Maundy Thursday 7 1930 WIH - Greensleeves Dance HVH 29 Good Friday 7 1930 Neighbourhood Forum KLI 31 Clocks March Forward 8 International Women’s Day 31 1400 Mini Meadow Magic DMCH 8 1930 Spar Wars Azda Empire Strikes Back (1) PH APRIL 9 1300 Dentdale Run Dent 1 Easter Monday 9 1430 Spar Wars Azda Empire Strikes Back (1) PH 1 1000 Quiltfest till 17th April (7) FM 9 1930 Spar Wars Azda Empire Strikes Back (1) PH 2 1900 Aglow Christian Women’s Group KLI 10 1000 Mum’s the Word DCMH 3 1000 Coffee Morning - St Andrew’s Mission URCR 10 1030 Guild Anniversary Service (10) SMC 4 1930 WIH - Oriental Cookery FCH 10 1330 Guild Anniversary Service (10) SMC 5 1400 Age UK - Flower Button Holes DMH 12 1400 WIK - Aid at 2012 Olympics PH 6 1400 Cricket Club Jumble Sale (63) PH 12 1930 Domino Drive FCH 6 1930 Flicks in the Fells PH 13 1000 Coffee Morning - Christian Aid (13) URCR 6 Football Event SSQH 13 1200 Lent Lunches (6) StAS 8 1930 PH AGM PH 13 1430 Tea, cakes & Recipes DCMH 9 1400 WIK - Duddon Panoramas PH 13 1915 WID - Anniversary Celebration DMH 10 1000 Coffee Morning - ladies NFU URCR 13 1930 CWT The Juniper Report SSAT 10 1915 WID - Latter Carving in Stone DMH 13 1930 WIS - Career in Ruins PH 10 1930 WIS - Open Meeting, Let’s Dance PH 14 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 11 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 14 1230 Medical Centre Closed for Training (20) 11 1900 RBL Meeting WHC 14 1900 RBL Meeting WHC 16 1400 SASL Meeting PH 15 1900 Parish Supper & AGM PH 17 1000 Coffee Morning - Scouts URCR 15 1930 Victorian Keld DCMH 19 British Legion Annual Dinner FM 16 1930 Flicks in the Fells (16) PH 20 1000 DMC Coffee Morning DMC 16 1930 “Cornucopia” (16) DMH 20 1800 Sportsman’s Dinner (54) DMH 17 St Patrick’s Day 23 St George’s Day 19 1400 SASL Meeting PH 24 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Village Hall URCR 19 1430 SS Wilson Run Back Lane 24 2000 Dancing to Kenny Bell PH 20 1000 Coffee Morning - URC URCR 25 1830 Medical Centre Friends Meeting MC 20 1200 Lent Lunches (6) StAS 28 1900 Dentdale Christian Fellowship (24) RD 20 1430 Tea, Cakes & Recipes DCMH MAY 20 1930 HS Cattledroving Birtwhistles (20) SSAT 1 May Day

The S & D Lookaround is edited, published & distributed monthly by Dennis & Jacky Whicker and is printed by Stramongate Press. The content of The Lookaround does not reflect the views of the Editors. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that information is correct, the Editors cannot accept any responsibility for any inconvenience caused through errors or omissions. Copies are available from Sedbergh Office Services, Green Door, Premier, Howgills Bakery, Post Office and Dent Stores. Page 82 17 1000 Coffee Morning - Town Band URCR COVER PICTURE 20 1000 DMC Coffee Morning DMC The Calf 21 1900 Dentdale Christian Fellowship (24) RD By Ian McPherson 24 1000 Coffee Morning - TBA URCR 31 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Village Hall URCR 1 1000 Coffee Morning - D&S Oral Society URCR AUGUST 2 Local Elections 1 1930 WIH - Humourous Garsdale Tales FCH 2 1930 WIH - Kendal Treasures HVH 2 1400 Age UK - Past Seasonal Cooking DMH 3 1400 Age UK - Dent Brewery DMH 3 1930 Flicks in the Fells PH 4 1930 Flicks in the Fells PH 7 1000 Coffee Morning - Howgill Church URCR 7 1900 Aglow Christian Women’s Group KLI 8 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 8 1000 Coffee Morning - Firbank Church URCR 8 1900 RBL Meeting WHC 8 1915 WID - Clinical Massage + DMH 14 1000 Coffee Morning - St Andrew’s Mission URCR 8 1930 WIS - The WI Resolution PH 14 1915 WID - Flying for Life DMH 9 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion 14 1930 WIS - Hypnotherapy PH 9 1900 RBL Meeting WHC 17 1000 DMC Coffee Morning DMC 11-16 Christian Aid Week URCR 20 1400 SASL Meeting PH 14 1400 WIK - Resolutions PH 21 1000 Coffee Morning - N W Cancer URCR 18 1200 Sedbergh Gala Sedbergh 25 1900 Dentdale Christian Fellowship (24) RD 18 1830 Flicks in the Fells (6) DMH 26 August Bank Holiday 19 HH Road Race (38) K Stephen 26 1100 Dent Dala Dent 21 1400 SASL Meeting PH DIARY KEY 22 1000 Coffee Morning - Scouts URCR 25 1000 DMC Coffee Morning DMC BF = Brigflatts 26 UltraTrials26 Marathon Sedbergh BVH = Barbon Village Hall 26 1900 Dentdale Christian Fellowship (24) RD CDC = Community Development Centre 27 Spring Bank Holiday CO = Community Office, Main Street 29 1000 Coffee Morning - Middleton Church URCR CTiS = Churches Together in Sedbergh JUNE CWT = Cumbria Wildlife Trust 1 1930 Flicks in the Fells PH DCMH = Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes 5 1000 Coffee Morning - Howgill WI URCR DCP = Dent Car Park 6 1930 WIH - Music by Vivaldi & Others HVH DMH = Dent Memorial Hall 7 1400 Age UK - Medical Centre DMH DMC/S = Dent Methodist Chapel/Schoolroom 11 1400 WIK - Summer Surprises PH FCH = Firbank Church Hall 12 1000 Coffee Morning - Garsdale Church URCR FM = Farfield Mill 12 1915 WID - Meaning of Surnames DMH GVH = Garsdale Village Hall 12 1930 WIS - Mystery Outing MC = Medical Centre 13 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion HS = History Society 13 1900 RBL Meeting WHC HVH = Howgill Village Hall 16 Father’s Day IRC = Information Resource Centre 18 1400 SASL Meeting PH JLCP = Joss Lane Car Park 19 1000 Coffee Morning - Killington WI URCR KLI = Kirkby Lonsdale Institute 22 2000 Dancing to Denis Westmorland PH KVH = Killington Village Hall 23 1900 Dentdale Christian Fellowship (24) RD L = Library, Main Street 26 1000 Coffee Morning - Sedbergh WI URCR LHCP = Loftus Hill Car Park 29 1000 DMC Coffee Morning DMC PH = People’s Hall JULY RD = Rhumes, Dent 3 1000 Coffee Morning - URC URCR SASL = Sight Advice South Lakeland 4 1930 WIH - Members Evening FCH SMC(R) = Sed. Methodist Church (Room) 5 1400 Age UK - Fire, Water & Ice DMH StAS/D = St Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh/Dent 6 1930 Flicks in the Fells PH SSAT = Settlebeck School Academy Trust 10 1000 Coffee Morning - British Legion URCR SSTH = Sedbergh School Thornely Hall 10 1915 WID - Summer Outing DMH STO = Sedbergh Tourist Office, Main Street 10 1930 WIS - Batik Techniques PH URC(R) = United Reformed Church (Rooms) 11 1200 Lunch Club Red Lion WID = Women’s Institute, Dentdale 11 1900 RBL Meeting WHC WIH = Women’s Institute, Howgill 13 1000 StAS Summer Fair StAS WIK = Women’s Institute, Killington 16 1400 SASL Meeting PH WIS = Women’s Institute, Sedbergh Page 83 PUBLIC INFORMATION

DENTAL SURGERY Sedbergh Medical Practice Finkle Street 20626 Mr I R Dawson & Mr B Houghton 01539 718191 Monday to Thursday 0900 - 1700 Friday 0830 - 1400 01539 718191 (Option 1) 24hr Prescription line Saturday * SEDBERGH LIBRARY Main Street 20186 Surgery and Dispensary Opening Hours Monday 1700 - 1900 Wednesday 1000 - 1230 1400 - 1700 Monday – Friday 8am – 6.30pm Friday 1400 - 1700 (Doors open at 8.15am) Saturday 1000 - 1230 DENT LIBRARY Main Street 01539 713520 Doctors Clinics Tuesday 0900 - 1900

Saturday 0900 - 1400 Monday – Friday SEDBERGH TOURIST OFFICE

Main Street 20125 Open Surgery – 8.30am – 10.30am Open every day 1000 - 1700 (No appointment necessary) www.sedbergh.org.uk/booktown/dlbc.html Late Morning – 10.30am -12.30pm (By appointment only) COMMUNITY OFFICE 20504 Afternoon – 2.30pm – 6pm Monday to Friday 1000 to 1600 (By appointment only) Thursday 1000 to 1300 e-mail: [email protected] Dent surgery by appointment only - Monday www.sedbergh.org.uk RURAL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Evening surgery by appointment only – Kendal Office Monday/Tuesday & Thursday evening 01539 738772 www.cabsouthlakeland.org.uk/kendal.html Practice Nurses Clinics PENSION SERVICE SURGERY Stricklandgate House every Tuesday 1400 - 1600 Monday – Friday – 8.30am -6pm 01539 795000 or 0845 6060265 (By appointment only) Age UK SL @ Community Office 1st Wednesday every month Baby Immunisations/Travel Clinic – Wednesday 10 am to 12 noon afternoons (By appointment only) 01539 742627 Dressings Clinic – Friday afternoons COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (By appointment only) Settlebeck Cottage Tel: 21031 www.sedberghcdc.org.uk Blood clinic POLICE 101 or 999 Monday – Thursday – 8.20am – 12pm PUBLIC TOILETS (By appointment only) Main Street, Sedbergh

Main Street, Dent Please telephone the surgery to make appointments for all the above clinics. VETERINARY SURGERY 14 Long Lane See our website www.sedberghmp.nhs.uk 015396 20335 (including emergencies) for further details Mr N. Preston & Mr J. Bramley Dispensary Monday to Friday 0900 - 1300 When we are closed please contact CHOC 1400 - 1700 03000 247 247 or 999 if appropriate. Consultations Monday to Friday 0900 - 1000 * 1400 - 1500 * Collinge Optometrist Other times by appointment only * Friday only MARKET DAY WEDNESDAY 0900 to 1300 by appointment only. HALF-DAY CLOSING THURSDAY